Breakfast on the balcony at the Rikssmuseum.
Walked less than 15 minutes to the National Museum and had a nice breakfast on the balcony restaurant overlooking the the covered courtyard. The collection’s highlights are the Rembrandts and Vermeers. With the wrongly titled Night Watch the most popular. However most people are crowded around it taking their recquisit selfie or staring down at their multimedia guides and watching the videos and listening to the commentary.
Night watch by Rembrandt. Notice the shadow pointing to the crotch of the guy on the right.
Temporary art installed outside of the Rijks Museum. There were others by the same artist but not nearly as good.
More art around the Rijks museum.
These giant “I Amsterdam” we’re all over the city. The kids went nuts over them and there were selfies galore.
Defining my identity.
The Vermeers were the same mobbed with photographers but no gazers. I just crowded up to the front and TRIED to get in the way of the cameras. I’m sure I spoiled many a shot. Frans Halls was also well represented but all these Burgers with elaborate roughs began to wear on me and after three hours I left and strolled toward the town center.
Canal in Amsterdam.
The city like Kobenhavn is one that works. LOTS of restaurants and cafes and mobbed with people even tho the weather was not great. I walked very slowly trying to recover from hard museum floors but now on bra nite sidewalks. Better to see what’s going on. I stumbled on a outdoor market specializing in plants, flowers and, of course, tulip bulbs.
Fifty tulips for 10 euros!
I skirted the red light district and passed a great shop specializing in condoms.
Interesting store, what a selection!
The salesgirl in the window should get residuals from all the people who take this picture. I walked through Dam Square that faces the palace. The last time I was there I spent many hours hanging out passing the time talking with fellow travelers and watching people. Same thing still going on but this time without me. Found lots of other tiny spaces to sit and rest my feet but when the rain just wouldn’t let up I hopped the tram and went home. Nice Italian dinner on the corner of my street.
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