Rijksmuseum

After we checked into our hotel Sunday morning, we went to the Rijksmuseum. This is a famous museum in Amsterdam where there are paintings by many well-known Dutch artists, such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, and a few Van Goghs even though there is a separate Van Gogh museum. The most impressive part of the museum was the Great Hall, where the original of many famous paintings were located, including the "Dutch Masters" (the famous painting on the inside of cigar boxes), and other huge commissioned paintings. After we wandered around the museum for awhile, we found ourselves sitting more often than walking around, and realized that jetlag had caught up to us. So we decided to take a mid-day break and head back to the hotel for a much-needed nap.