Amsterdam: City of Art

Being an old European city, Amsterdam is full of museums, and since we were there in a rather rainy and wet springtime, it was an ideal time to check out as many as we could. The Rijks Museum was under heavy renovations (like most of the rest of Europe constantly is) but there was still quite a bit on display inside. The highlight for us both was "The Nightwatch" which is a Rembrandt classic, but there were lots of other paintings and works of art to make it a memorable visit.
The Van Gogh museum is quite enjoyable as well, featuring many of his paintings alongside other painters in the expressionist movement. While I don't personally 'get' many of his paintings it was nice to see them all the same, although some that Kathryn had been hoping to see were out on loan to other museums.
We also visited Anne Frank house which maintains the original buildings and interiors behind this updated and reinforced exterior. The tour is very well arranged to guide people linearly through the home and into the attic annex where they stayed. Following the wishes of the surviving father that started the museum, the interiors are all stripped bear as the nazis left them after the people hiding there were discovered.
None of the museums allow photography so you'll have to make do with these exteriors as proof that we actually went to these places, but all are certainly worth a look should you find yourselves in Amsterdam one day.