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| Beautiful Amsterdam the city of dikes and canals. |
Before Jen and I took the Viking River Cruise this summer, we spent three days in Amsterdam where the Cruise began. This was probably my favorite city that we visited during the three weeks we were away. The highlights were the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijks Museum. One day in each of these was not nearly enough time to appreciate all the beautiful art.
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| There was one large area devoted just to Van Gogh's Sunflowers in the Van Gogh Museum. |
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| The Rijks Museum in Amsterdam. |
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| A stained glass window in the Great Hall of the Rijks. |
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| The Milkmaid by Vermeer (Girl with Pearl Earring was on loan.) in the Rijks. |
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| Bicycles the common mode of transportation. |
We must include some of what we ate in Amsterdam. Can't forget the food.
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| We had dessert at the coffee shop at the Rijks Museum. The cheesecake was embossed with an image of Rembrandt. |
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| Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe where I had grenadine and sparkling water, and our waiter was a cute fellow named Jorg. |
Now off to board the Viking Ship and begin our cruise.
