We left Paris at 6:10 this morning and took a train to Amsterdam. Last night, we looked at the weather report and it showed rain, rain, rain. Fortunately, we were able to get to our hotel room with any problems and with no downpours. Our hotel room has big windows overlooking a cute view of Amsterdam buildings.
After we checked in and got settled in the room, we headed out for lunch. Here is a picture of my bruise on my arm.
Then we headed over to the Van Gogh Museum. It was one my favorite museums that I have ever visited. The museum is ordered chronologically so that you as a visitor can visually see how Van Gogh's style changes and progresses through time. We bought a audiotour which helped me to stay interested and focused. It was pretty cool because we went and visited Van Gogh's apartment in Montmartre yesterday, and then today saw his works of art that were painted from that apartment and around Montmartre. His style changed through out his stay in Paris, becoming much brighter. Although the museum may have glorified him, he seemed like a he was a man with compassion for the poor and a heart for God. Yet he lived a very tragic life. (I got this painting of google - no cameras in the museum).
After the museum we walked around for a while and found this large statue/art piece spelling I amsterdam (I don't really know what you would call it). We then took a canal cruise around the city.
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