After a breakfast of chocolate spread, honey, and butter on toast we decided to go out for a lengthy bike ride before returning the cycles. I drew a little in the park and there were some cute ducks with funky feet. We went down South to Beatrixpark. To get there we rode along Apolloaan, past Bachstraat, Beethovenstraat, and Mozartstraat. The park was large with many various paths. It had a kiddy pool, square gardens, circle stone work, art, ponds, open areas and places with trees. Really lovely. It was a great place to ride around. Peaceful and no traffic to deal with. We returned the bikes on time.
We stopped for lunch in Vondelpark at the cafe Vertigo. I had bitterballen, dad had a tuna sandwich, and we both had iced tea. It was a very warm day today, not the same grayness like the past few days. My shoulders are a little red, but not burned.
The Van Gogh Museum was very crowded when we went. So many people, so many on headsets. Except for the top story, it was all a crowd. It was a magnificent collection. A real history of his work. I can see why his early work didn't sell. It was not very light and used a muddy pallet. It really shows the amount of work one person has to do just to get to the skill level required of a "stereotypical" piece. He left behind a massive body of work. I wonder what he would have produced had he not killed himself.
After another break at the hotel, but no naps this time, we went out to eat. We settled on eating outside at an Argentinean Grill. We split an order of ribs, I had a salad and fries as well. Very filling and tasty. At least we ate out once in Amsterdam instead of just getting stuff from the supermarket below.
Tomorrow we leave for Brussels.
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Wow! You are doing so much and seeing so much. Thanks for sharing it with us with your great descriptions.~mom
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