The tour of museums continued on Monday with the Van Gogh Museum in the morning and then after lunch, the Dutch Resistance Museum. Both were very good, although, I got way more absorbed and spent more time in the Resistance museum. In between, I went to the central terminal for the transportation system and think I am set for my train ride to the airport tomorrow.
And, my phone is back to loading pictures this morning. (I have my ticket for the Rijksmuseum for today, but am going to print my boarding pass before going out Tuesday morning.)
Here is the line outside the Van Gogh Museum at 10 AM. I had purchased my ticket ahead of time, which about a quarter of the people had. Our line was fast.
A cool façade on this building.
Another cool building.
I didn't know Onitsuka Tigers were made anymore--here is a whole shop!
This was outside the Amsterdam University, so pranksters probably locked up this bike to the top of the light pole.
Everyone uses English as the language for communication (retail anyway).
The piano has a sign on it "Play me" and someone was--this was in the train station.
Cool ship as part of the ship museum.
Haven't seen one like this since my days in Yugoslavia. This was a motorcycle on back. The ones in Skradin were often roto-tillers.
Dutch Resistance: The museum was interesting in that it focused on adapting (more or less following the German rules), collaborating and embracing the occupiers to provide a better life, or outright resistance. The museum presented some of each. As time when on, more and more people moved to resistance, except the true believers of the benefits the Nazi's could provide.
The burlap bags were to be purchased by the Jews being moved to a camp. And there was a notice of what items to pack.
This is a fake ID card and then below is the real one. The real one was stamped with a large J for Jew.
These are slightly different numbers than presented at Kamp Westerbork, with greater detail.
It really worked to put smuggled items in the bottom of the baby carriage.
Students in the Netherlands researched Dutch prisoners. Their stories were recorded throughout this section of the museum.
Private residence bike ramp.
Cool bridge that still works for ships to go through the canal.
This should be from under the Rijksmuseum.
Few from my hotel room. I am on the 5th floor.
