Amsterdam the Netherlands

We arrived in Amsterdam this morning. We’re staying at the Mövenpick Hotel which is on along a canal where the river cruise ships are docked. My room on the 12th floor has a panoramic view of the area. Rebecca and I spent the afternoon at the Van Gogh Museum. The museum has the largest collection of Van Goghs in the world. There are over 200 paintings of his as well as his etchings and personal letters. I can’t believe how many self portraits he painted and how different they were. I enjoyed reading about him as we traveled through the different periods of his life. He only sold 2 paintings in his life…The Red Vineyard and a self portrait. It is only because of his sister-in-law and his nephew, Vincent, that Vincent Van Gogh became known in the world after his death.Lue lisää