Day 2 started with the most wonderful breakfast at the hotel. A full English breakfast with eggs, bacon, and the Dutch version of a pancake (for us it is a crepe) was served by Hans, the other half of the husband and wife duo. What a character! He's quite an entertainer and likes to get to know all the guests. I was going to pass on the eggs and bacon, but was told I HAD to try it and I'm glad I did. They cook everything in butter and cheese. I've never had eggs that good! The pancakes (or crepes) are also cooked in butter, cinnamon, and sugar. I could have had died and gone to heaven!
We hit the Van Gogh (pronounced with a flemy "Hooooough", no "go") Museum right after breakfast. The hotel carries tickets to the Van Gogh and Rijk museum so that you don't have to stand in line. We walked right in and took several hours to tour the museum. The picture of Van Gogh's bedroom was being restored and a few self portraits were on loan. They did not have Starry Night either. However, we did get to see the sunflower painting and a lot of Van Gogh's early work that shaped his later style. You can definitely see the decline in his mental health through his paintings. The brush strokes are very anxious and angry at times and the random colors he put together really showed you he was struggling mentally. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pictures.
After the museum we proceeded to walk around the rest of the day. We tried to find side streets and interesting picture opportunities. After trying a noodle house called Wagamama for lunch, we went into several shopping areas and looked around. We ended up having to help an elderly English couple get to the police station. The man fell off a curb and cut his head. We tried to clean him up as best we could and got him into the station so that they could take a better look at it. We didn't stay, but hope everything turned out ok.
The evening was low key. We ended up having drinks and snacks at one of the MANY Irish bars in the city. I am now hooked on Magner's Irish Cider. So light and refreshing you forget you've had three in a row!
Day 2 started with the most wonderful breakfast at the hotel. A full English breakfast with eggs, bacon, and the Dutch version of a pancake (for us it is a crepe) was served by Hans, the other half of the husband and wife duo. What a character! He's quite an entertainer and likes to get to know all the guests. I was going to pass on the eggs and bacon, but was told I HAD to try it and I'm glad I did. They cook everything in butter and cheese. I've never had eggs that good! The pancakes (or crepes) are also cooked in butter, cinnamon, and sugar. I could have had died and gone to heaven!
We hit the Van Gogh (pronounced with a flemy "Hooooough", no "go") Museum right after breakfast. The hotel carries tickets to the Van Gogh and Rijk museum so that you don't have to stand in line. We walked right in and took several hours to tour the museum. The picture of Van Gogh's bedroom was being restored and a few self portraits were on loan. They did not have Starry Night either. However, we did get to see the sunflower painting and a lot of Van Gogh's early work that shaped his later style. You can definitely see the decline in his mental health through his paintings. The brush strokes are very anxious and angry at times and the random colors he put together really showed you he was struggling mentally. Unfortunately, we couldn't take pictures. 
After the museum we proceeded to walk around the rest of the day. We tried to find side streets and interesting picture opportunities. After trying a noodle house called Wagamama for lunch, we went into several shopping areas and looked around. We ended up having to help an elderly English couple get to the police station. The man fell off a curb and cut his head. We tried to clean him up as best we could and got him into the station so that they could take a better look at it. We didn't stay, but hope everything turned out ok.
The evening was low key. We ended up having drinks and snacks at one of the MANY Irish bars in the city. I am now hooked on Magner's Irish Cider. So light and refreshing you forget you've had three in a row!
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