Our days in Amsterdam1

Our time in Amsterdam ended up to be the fondest memories :)

The Rjiksmuseum impressed on me the amazingness of detail in paintings...






The Van Gogh museum got to me on so many levels... the amount of well known Van Gogh paintings to be seen... the colours he used... the interior enhancement with colour and music and detailed explanations of all...












The 'Stedelijk' brought modern art to our experience...

Day 1 in Amsterdam

To figure out the tram routes in Amsterdam was quite an ongoing challenge... but eventually on day 1 we made our way from Schipol to Central Station and then via tram to Overtoom... followed by a short walk and then we were at the studio apartment - our 'home' in Amsterdam for the next 8 days...






We did a quick visit to the Albert Hein store around the corner - to fill up on food supplies and then made our way to museum square.
We lingered outside the Rijksmuseum for a while - admiring the architecture...






.... and then made our way inside to buy 'the museumcard' - which gives you free access to lots of museums in NL for a year!



Then we were on our way to meet the lovely, Yvonne from muddleonthrough.blogspot.com
She stays in the cutest little town just outside of Amsterdam...



... and what a wonderful experience to meet up in person with one of the 'Creative Courage' e-course members!!
In her words... we chatted away as if we did it frequently :)

On returning home that first day after these first 'unreal' experiences that we've been planning for so long ... we passed out feeling so blessed!