Easter in Holland - Easter Sunday
On Sunday, we headed back up to Amsterdam for the day. The best part of the morning is that we found free street parking! Parking is usually free on Sundays and it was also a holiday. We headed over to the Rijksmuseum. This is where they have a bunch of other Dutch artists, but most importantly Rembrandt. Did you know that was his first name? His full name is Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn.
Anyway, one of his most famous paintings is housed at the Rijks, De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch). Trust me, I have the postcard. It was amazing to see. Very big! There is also another very famous painting called Die keukenmeid (The kitchen maid). This one was done my Johannes Vermeer, another must see. I am getting better at my art appreciation. Who knew?
After the museum (Noah and my attention span tends to expire at the same time), we hopped on a boat for a canal ride. Amsterdam has four canals around the city. Our cruise took us on each one and then out into the harbor of the North Sea. It was a really nice trip with some really nice Heinekens. Noah fell asleep about half way through the trip.
It was then time for Linner or Lupper. The Dutch are known for their pancakes, so we decided to check it out. They were awesome! Thin and not too sweet, unless you add the strawberries, whipped cream and ice cream like Ted did. He is still alive...although his heart may have aged a bit faster that day.
We spent the rest of the day walking around Amsterdam. Ted got a little weepy when we went by the bar where he and David had their first European beer. Ahhh...the memories...
We headed back to our B&B via the country side. It was a great day!
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