It was on your list - you never made it - but I have been and had a look for you.
Its very nice and lots of new things to take in:
Rijksmuseum Stunning, beautiful building - filled with extraordinary paintings "old Dutch Masters" in the main, not really mine or your scene, but never the less, fabulous to see them close up and appreciate the intricacies and stories behind them. Think Vermeer "the Milkmaid" and Rembrandt "The Night Watch" and then there was "Cobra" not a painting, but a movement like Impressionism or Surrealism. Quite startling and in your face, not restful to my eyes.
Coffee houses galore - very aromatic smells coming out of them!
Bikes - millions of them, need eyes in the back of your head to avoid getting run over by one. But also made for a peaceful city, not clogged with cars and traffic jams, so shades of Venice.
Bread - seemed to eat a lot of this - it appeared at every meal - rude not to.
Architecture - stunning, beautiful buildings everywhere, easy on the eye, satisying shapes built on the edge of endless canals, with big windows letting in the January sunshine. City centre living looked good to me.
Stylish - the people, shops, restaurants and overall look and feel was cool and stylish without being pretentious and snobbish. Clean, uncluttered, calm and at ease - my lasting impressions.
I will be going back - for me and you.
Lots of love
Mum
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