Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct 29, 2024

A very full day in Amsterdam and Volendam. We started the day taking the tram (No. 2) to Museum Square. Visited a diamond cutting factory (Coster) near the square, a long walk thru an adjacent park, then we were able to enter the Van Gogh (pronounced Von Goff on the tram) Museum one half hour early. Spent several hours exploring the museum's exhibits on Van Gogh and colleagues plus a temporary exhibit of Impressionist art including paintings and statues (some by Rodin). Even tho it was getting late in the afternoon we took the train to Central Station, the underground to north Amsterdam and then found the bus that would take us to the outskirts of Volendam, a delightful little town with tourist stores built on a dike facing the open waters of the Markermeer, which leads to the North Sea. Stopped to have beverages and some cod bites that were the best fish ever! With the assistance of the cafe server and a passerby on the street we found our way to the necessary bus stop and returned to our VRBO satisfied with a full day!Baca lagi