I got to Amsterdam with no troubles, checked into a hotel in the centre of the city and slept off what was left of my sickness.
Jiska and I met at the Rijksmuseum in the morning to view the works of Rembrandt, Vermeer, Metsu and others. Its interesting that Jiska, who has lived in Holland most of her life, has never visited the museum before. So she was just as much of a tourist as me:)
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One of the skinny houses on an
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| Houseboats along a canal |
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| Rijksmuseum |
After the museum we made the drive south to the town of Delft. The town is know for their university of architecture and Delft china. We walked around the city center a little before it started to pour rain. We then headed for an indoor activity, a tour of the Royal Delft museum.
We found it very worthwhile that we viewed the works of Rembrandt and Vermeer in the morning as we saw a some of their works replicated into Delft tile art.
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The official Royal Delft stamp
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Different stages of making the china
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| Large version of the Night Watch all in Delft tiles |
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Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" in Delft tile
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After our tour of the Delft factory (and a couple of purchases) Jiska and I took in a libation in the city center then headed to her home in Arnhem. At her home I was able to meet her boys again, Bart and Jasper before they went to bed. Then she and her husband Dirk and I stayed up to catch up....with some more libations;)
