Rijksmuseum

We took our first ride on the tram system to get to the Rijksmuseum. The trams connect all the areas in and around Amsterdam. They are cheap to ride and easy to use. (Once you figure out what you are doing!)

Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum is the Netherlands National Museum. "The museum has on display 8,000 objects of art and history, from their total collection of 1 million objects from the years 1200–2000, among which are some masterpieces by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Johannes Vermeer. The museum also has a small Asian collection which is on display in the Asian pavilion.^{[3]" (WikiTravel)}

We spent four hours walking around the museum and did not make it to the special Rembrant
Collection. When you hear the phrase "Dutch Masters", their work is all here. Besides all the famous paintings that you hear about we came across smaller works of art by these same painters like Vermeer, Rembrandt, Frans Hal, Van Gogh and many other famous Dutch painters. The paintings are
beautiful. The detail and color so vivid even after being painted in the 1600's -1800's.