We arrive in Amsterdam a day before we embark on our Viking Cruise through The Netherlands and Belgium, and check into our wonderful hotel De L’Europe. The hotel is an easy walk to the Museumplein, the square that’s home to the three major museums, the Rijksmuseum (famed for its collection of Dutch Masters including Rembrandt, Vermeer and Jan Steen), the Stedelijk, featuring works by Picasso, Matisse, Rauschenberg and Warhol, among many others, and the Van Gogh Museum.

But much of the art is the city itself, with its 16th and 17th century brick houses lining the streets and canals.

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   …yes still. I’m sorry to hear this chain of events, moving can be stressful enough without having to deal with…

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   Thanks, Cherryl, they really are!

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   So many pretty things here, lovely ✨ those sand crabs are little artists 🤗

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   Thanks so much; I loved that fountain too.

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   Thanks so much for taking the time to read and comment, Priti! Alisa