D147 -- Going to Van Gogh

Today we finally made it to the Van Gogh Museum, one of the highlights of Amsterdam. I have never been a huge fan of Van Gogh's work, but Elva loves many of his paintings, so it was a nice treat for her. She discovered one painting in particular that may end up on our wall some day (as a print of course). Luckily for me, there was a special exhibit of paintings by Caravaggio and Rembrandt, two of the most well known Baroque painters. I had discovered Caravaggio when we visited Galleria Borghese in Rome, and I was excited to see more of his work. His style is marked by his realistic--almost ordinary--portrayal of historical figures, at a time when only idealized versions were utilized.



The weather has not improved (still cold and dreary), and so we decided to stay in tonight and have takeaway pizza for the third time. I have been on cloud nine with all of this pizza, but I think Elva has reached her limit. In case you haven't noticed from the 3 straight nights of hanging out in our hotel, we are a bit worn out and have been enjoying this down time.

-Tom