When I went to Amsterdam, me my mom, and stevie went to the Rijks Museum. I had an audio tour, steve-a-buddy wanted one too but he did not get one so I just let him listen with the headphones. He really liked it. He even looked at the exibet. We also saw some paintings that Rembrandt painted. We saw the Night Watch and the Jewish Bride. I saw two beautiful dollhouses. I really enjoyed going to Amsterdam.
FUN FACTS:
1. The paint on Rembrandt's painting was dark because of age.
2. The pans and dishes in the dollhouses were pure SILVER.
3. The ships would bring back things from other countries and sometimes the ships brought porcelain dishes from places like Asia and China. In the Netherlands, they wanted to make the same kind of porcelain. They never could make the smooth porcelain that China could make. The people in the Netherlands really liked the pictures on the porcelain dishes. Delft started trying to make porcelain and paint pictures on it. They went crazy with it. At the Rijksmuseum, I saw a porcelain bird cage, violin, a shoe, all with blue pictures on it. I think I'd like playing on that porcelain violin.
That's all the fun facts.
Cute footage of you pushing Steve-o on the swing. Was that at the Zoo? If so I remember that playset in my dreams...Chaz would like that place I am sure.
ReplyDeleteI loved going to the Rijks Museum! I think Rembrant is a pure genius and I also like Vermeer's paintings. If you had a porcelain violin recital I'd want to come and see that! I'm thinking the sound might lack that certain je ne sais quoi...
I love your updates and Chaz likes the pictures A LoT.
Love you more than Finding Nemo.
ARDP
Hello, Estherdam! You look great there in the giant E. Maybe we should put one of those in our yard.
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Dad