2013_05_10 Rijksmuseum

Great day at museum!  All images from camera.  Will try to do more later tonight.

Awesome!  

We got up early so we could be in the line when the museum opened at 9:00.  About 40 people in front of us so we got in just about right away. Got to where they were checking tickets and we had to check our backpack.  Then back in the line and off we went.

5 hours later we came out and saw our friends waiting in line.  They were in the line outside for a little more than an hour.  I think we chose wisely.  

I'll post some images from the Rijksmuseum here:

Had to do it!  Connie was inside in line - I had some others take this one.  Cold and windy today - pretty blustery!

Great hall with special stain glassed windows depicting great Dutch artists.  Hall and windows designed by Pierre Cuypers.

Night Watch by Rembrandt.  Most famous painting in the museum.

Library of architect Pierre Cuypers inside Rijksmuseum.

Delft flower vase

Connie looking

Javanese officials.  Incredible detail!

Waterloo.  Biggest painting in Rijksmuseum.  Huge!

Connie said this guy looks like George Washington.

Asian wing - Shiva

Temple guardians

William of Orange. "Father" of The Netherlands

This looked like 3D! Artist made him seem to come out of the window.

incredible detail on this ruffle.

Looking at the previous image.

The treaty of Muenster.  End of 80 years war between Spain and The Netherlands.

Rembrandt

Back side of Rijksmuseum as we were leaving.

This evening 28 of 29 of us met for diner for a Rijstaffel (Rice Table) dinner.  Lost and lots of different Indonesian dishes!  Tasted pretty good to us as we had eaten little earlier.  The restaurant was in Rembrandt Square.  A fitting end to a great day as we were looking at Rembrandt paintings all day.

Statues from Night Watch by Rembrandt in Rembrandt Square.  Right across street from our restaurant tonight.

We ate here.  Awesome dinner

Ajax Soccer team store on next corner.  No shirts here either!

Rembrandt statue in Square.

Rich Rediker shot this of our group in front of the Rembrandt statues this evening after dinner.

Walked to Red Light District.  Dave and Carol Tivoli rented a flat in the district.  We had "our" girls look out their window.  Work it ladies!

We board our barge tomorrow morning to begin our bio adventure for the next week.  Getting a bit colder and windier - I hope it dies down so the biking will be a bit easier.  Pretty cold here today!

Good day to be indoors at the museum!