Last year, the queen of the Netherlands abdicated and her son became king. This is the first year that Holland celebrated King's Day rather than Queen's Day. This meant that starting Friday night, the party was on. Our apartment was right near Albert Cuyp Market. The good news was that it was easy to pick up some cheap orange t-shirts. The bad news was that there were outdoor stages with bands set up about every block. I did not sleep. Luckily, the rest of my family did just fine.
My running shoes are orange, so I felt no need to add anything to my look. Pierre tried on several hats, but his Acadian head is much bigger than the average Dutch noggin.
One of the reasons I wanted to return to Amsterdam is that I really wanted to take the girls to the Anne Frank House. I was very proud of them both. I wrote more about Anne Frank House last year.
Sylvia
Lunch and a little play before heading inside the Rijiksmuseum.
The Rijksmuseum is a beautiful museum with a fabulous collection. They even have a map that shows what things they think kids will like the most.
One of the most famous paintings is Rembrandt's The Night Watch. In each room their were laminated posters about a few of the items giving more information and details. The girls really liked these and do did I. I took more photos last year.
On the main floor they had a big room set up with picnic tables, blank postcards, colored pencils, and post cards of the paintings in the museum. We each did one. Above is Sylvia's copy of van Gogh's self portrait.
This was part of the mosaic on the floor at the Rijksmuseum.
