February 26- Today I went to the Van Gogh museum.
Once we arrived at the museum, the line was very long. But since we have these amazing Museumkaarts, we could just skip the line and walk right past everyone. I felt like a VIP since we didn't have to wait. We got right into the museum within about two minutes without having to pay anything. But unfortunately, we could not take any pictures, which is true in most museums in Amsterdam. The museum had a floor dedicated to Picasso, and a couple floors dedicated to Van Gogh. Paintings from other painters that influenced him were also dispersed throughout the museum. Several paintings that really stuck out to me were Van Gogh’s Japanese inspired paintings. These paintings were just so different from the rest of his paintings that they were really memorable. I also enjoyed seeing paintings that I recognized from books. It is fun to see the real authentic paintings that I have seen before. I was sad when I discovered that his most famous painting, ‘Starry Night’, was not located in the museum. This is the painting:
It turns out that painting is actually located in New York. But that describes American culture, always wanting the biggest and best things for ourselves. Afterwards, we went to a small restaurant which was very good. We then proceeded to bike to the Anne Frank Huis, but the line was too long and it was raining. We decided to bike back to the dorms in the rain. By the time I got back, I was soaked but it was an enjoyable bike ride and day.
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