Rijksmuseum

A morning spent surrounded by some of the greatest art in the world is one humbling experience.  Rembrandt, Vermeer, Van Gogh, Haals, van Dyke.  You name it; they were represented. Something happened that made me wonder – I found myself taking pictures of the paintings!  How odd.  These are the most reproduced paintings in the world and I am reproducing them again!  Why do we do that??

Mystery is solved regarding what I forgot to bring.  Socks!  I only have the socks that I wore on the plane.  So, we made a quick stop at a department store and picked up a couple of pairs.

I am surely the only person in Amsterdam with Nordic walking poles.  When I use them, people seem to think that I am disabled.  They are very kind and offer me a seat on the tram and let me cut in line.  The poles really do help my back and I hope that they look sporty, not dorky.

This afternoon, we took the free ferry to North Amsterdam for a look around.  At the end of the day, we searched for and found a great Indonesian restaurant mentioned in Rick Steves guidebook.  We split a plate, so it was reasonable and delicious.