I (Scott) flew into Amsterdam, and had a long enough layover to go into town. No, not what you think, but to go to two favorite museums, the van Gogh museum, and the Staedlik museum. Had I known what would happen to my flight, I would have stayed longer. After taking the bus to Amsterdam's Museumplein, I discovered that I was too early, so I snacked at the Easy Talk Cafe.

   

The van Gogh museum houses Vincent's works, as well as those of his contemporaries and influences. I've seen it numerous times, and it is always changing, painting a picture of his life, activities, colleagues, and troubles. This time, besides his own work, there were numerous prints from newspapers, magazines, and from his brother Theo which he used to line the walls of his various spaces to make them more "artist-like." There was also a new exhibit expanding on other works of his life and times.

   
 

 

 

The Staedlik museum houses modern and painfully modern art, as well as a wonderful 20th century poster collection. It is always interesting to see what they have on exhibit.

With plenty of time to spare, I returned to the airport, only to find that my flight to Prague was cancelled. With some effort, I got onto flights to Frankfurt, and then on to Prague, arriving after 11 PM...a long day. I had time for another meal (yum, more Airport food!) and to call Roswitha, who was driving from Graz to Prague to meet me. I also found that my legs do not fit into a Czech Airlines seat.

    

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