Bre was going to write the blog tonight but at the last minute decided not too. It's understandable. We are very tired from our adventure to Den Haag, The city of the Dutch Aristocracy and Parliament. When we got off the train it was raining so we opened up the umbrella and headed towards Mauritshuis, the famous museum that houses the Vermeer painting, The Girl with the Pearl Earring. I literally went to the museum just to see this painting. Bre, being a former art history major, could not take it all in! She was overwhelmed and amazed! She had a constant look of confusion on her face as if to say, "How is it possible to paint this? How could they have done that?"
While inside the museum it was bright and sunny and looked very warm. As soon as we walked outside, however, a very cold downpour occurred. We stayed underneath our umbrella and the roof of a building with an elderly women. The women left before we did and walked into the rain...we decided that she was much braver than us. After the rain slowed down we made our way to the Passage, the only covered shopping center left from the 19th century. It was very pretty inside and we looked around in the shops.
After that it was off to the Escher Museum where over 8 rooms on three floors housed the original artwork of the great artist. The museum was amazing! We were allowed to take pictures and Bre wanted all of them. They also had a different chandelier in every room. Dolphin, Spider, violin, & seahorse were all part of the collection. I've never seen chandeliers like that. We spent A LOT of time in this place as it was the most interesting place we have been. Escher, for those of you who don't know, is most famous for his geometric scales and optical illusions in his work. The most famous piece is a sphere of bats and angels specifically designed so that there is no unused space.
Around 4:30 is when the sun finally came out and warmed our cold selves. We decided to leave the Escher Museum and head to where Queen Beatrix has her offices off of Longe Voorhout. On the map it looked like it was a good twenty minute walk but it really was only 5. We stood outside the gold trimmed gates and gazed at the beautiful building, looked around at the amazing old buildings and streets, and then decided it was time to head home. What a day, though! Bre literally was beside herself the entire time. She was able to see the works of all the famous painters she had studied. A smile is plastered to her face which made the whole day worth the train trip.
Also, to celebrate our first full week here, I have uploaded all the pictures to shutterfly. If you have been following along with the blog you should be able to follow us along our journey!
Here is the link to access the pictures.
If this does not work please send me an email! mlk319@psu.edu
Love,
Miranda
2 comments:
Dearest Bre,
I felt the same way when I was in the British National Museum. I cried, twice.
I love you so much and miss you even more.
U HEBT EEN PRACHTIGE MANIER MET WOORDEN MIJN MOOIE DOCHTER MAAR IK ZAL DAT BRE' WEDDEN; S FAMILIE ZOU VAN AAN HAAR VAN HAAR KOMT OP AL REST U HOUDEN DIE DEZE PAGINA'S LEZEN VERTELT HAAR ZO EN EVENEENS POST SOMMIGE COMMENTAREN VAN UW.
OM UW HOMSICKNESS TE GENEZEN ME DIT LIED;
DE BLAUWE GROENE LAVENDEL DILLY DILLY VAN DE LAVENDEL,
WANNEER IK KONING DILLY DILLY BEN ZULT U KONINGIN ZIJN,
U VERTEL
DE U ZODAT ZO VERTELDE DE WGO DILLY DILLY U? ,
TWAS MIJN EIGEN HART DILLY DILLY TWAS MIJN EIGEN HART,
DAT VERTELDE ME ZO DILLY DILLY DIE ME ZO
VERTELDE LIEFDE EN MISSER U PARTIJEN DADDIO
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