Amsterdam

After our long flights we arrived in Amsterdam and were soon out to explore the city. It is only 8 months since we were here but lots to see.
We had a short walk and later dinner at a local restaurant. This was followed by a walk in the old town famous for its red light district. We remembered the layout as we had to walk through this area to and from our hotel on our last visit. We even recognised some of the "locals" Fortunately none of them remembered us!

                           
                                        Tony and Robert enjoy the local beer.

                             Gail poses by a canal. We saw others with a very different pose!

The next morning we went to explore the city and caught a tram to the Rijksmuseum that is the largest in the Netherlands. It is very diverse but most famous for the Dutch Masters. On our previous visit we went to the Van Gogh Museum.

                               Gail in front of a Japanese screen. They had an excellent Asian collection.

One of the best known paintings is Rembrandt's " The Nightwatch" painted in 1642.

This was our first view of the painting! The most popular section of the Museum.

This is the FK 23 Bantam. Designed by Dutchman Koolhoven and built in England. It was a fast fighter flying at 220 km ph.

Mondrian's flowers.

There were some wonderful musical instruments.

Gail wanted this for her birthday present!

The Royal Palace. We didn't visit this time!

It is tulip time.