Van Gogh-Gogh-Goghing

Definitely fell in love with Van Gogh all over again today. I forget how much I love his stuff until I see it again – and seeing it in person was beyond wonderful. Current favorite? Almond Blossoms. 

If I could have that painted on a wall in my bedroom, I would. Even flattened copies are wonderful.

But don’t get me wrong, you can’t beat the original. 

Before and after the Van Gogh Museum involved a lot of wandering. We wandered through the flower markets just around the corner from our hotel after lecture this morning, enjoying the intense amounts of flowers. It was kind of sad to learn that a lot of the nicely bloomed flowers towards the back of the displays were actually fake. But they were still pretty and I love them because they are flowers. I couldn’t resist buying a wooden tulip to bring back with me. Keeping it in one piece will be an experiment – cross your fingers! I will be doing my best though because the buying process was  quite extensive – involving multiple visits to many stalls, in search of the prettiest colors and / or ones to make my room. Of course. Don’t worry, the one chosen in the end (just one, because I could not complete a bouquet of my room colors), is pretty and will match. I know, you’re just as pumped as I am. 

After the flower market we finally tried the pancakes. And they were worth the repeated attempts to have them. A delicious chocolate pancake for lunch? Don’t mind if I do. After pancakes was when we visited the Van Gogh Museum, which happened to be right near the I Am sterdam sign. Don’t worry, pictures were taken.

So much wandering left us tired, so we made the trek back to our hotel. We’re just relaxing now before dinner and drinks with Steve, our professor. I should probably shower because the walking and the heat has left me quite smelly, and I need to look my best for Steve.

Get excited for tomorrow – our eight hour bus ride! We do make a stop for a few hours around lunch time in Bruges, where I’ve been told I have to have waffles. And then from Bruges, we’re off to Paris.

Such a rough life!

Lucy :)

PS I just uploaded 526 pictures from London and Amsterdam. Get excited!