Amsterdam
July 2011

I Amsterdam sculpture in the museums square

Touch a number to see a picture



The van Gogh museum, with 100's of sketches and paintings by the Dutch native son, who only sold one painting in his lifetime. His last name is properly pronounced something like van Gock, not van Go.



Entering the art rooms in the van Gogh Museum


The van Gogh museum


A recreation of the room Vincent van Gogh lived in and painted during his stay in Arles. He painted three versions, with the other two in Musee d'Orsay in Paris and the Art Institute of Chicago



I Amsterdam


Walking in the Museumplein, a park between the Modern, van Gogh and Rijksmuseum


Homes on the canal


A resident of Amsterdam who does not seem happy with the crowds


Walking along a canal


The Heineken Brewery, founded in 1864 by Gerard Heineken in Amsterdam, now with 125 breweries in 70 countries



An old billboard, when the beer maker's name was emphasized, not the slick brand


Discussion of the beer and their patented "A" Yeast, which gives the beer its distinctive taste, or so it says

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