The last full day in Amsterdam was bitter sweet. Today we decided to revisit the Rijksmuseum to see the things we missed earlier in the week and revisit our favorites. The Museum Card was a great buy! We walked right in without having to wait in line. We visited the oldest collection of Dutch antiquities and also their collection of art from the Far East. We also had to revisit the "stars" of the museum. After we finished our Rijksmuseum tour, we headed down to old Amsterdam to visit the Rembrandt House gift shop.
I was inspired to buy pigments so that my students could mix their paints - just like Rembrandt. This is part of the project I have planned for my older students. While there, the lady in the shop told s about the red chalk Rembrandt would draw with and showed us to where they had som small pieces for sale. The chalk came from the same quarry but can no longer be mined. An artist from the area has some stockpiled and I bought a few pieces to show my young artists.
Next we decided to find The Hermitage - Amsterdam because it was so close. We walked through the museum and enjoyed the exhibit, " The Silk Road". We saw many interesting things. Tired, we headed back to the hotel with a stop at a beautiful patisserie for some chocolates and cookies to take home. After a visit to this lovely little shop, I really didn't want to come home. It was a feast for the eye! The proprietor was very nice and gave us a great recommendation for dinner. It was our last night and we wanted to do something special.
We had long been told how wonderful the Indonesian food was in Amsterdam. The Dutch colonized Indonesia and brought the food back with them. There are many restaurants, but our friend from the patisserie said we must go to Sama Sebo! We didn't have a reservation but we headed out anyway. By now, we were pretty good at using the tram for transportation. We arrived at Sama Sebo and we met a waiter standing outside. He took us under his wing and he made us a table after a short wait. Hooray! There was only one thing for us to order according to our friendly waiter - The Rice Table. It was a little of everything and quite a wonderful experience! Everyone was so friendly! We had a marvelous time and the waiter gave me roses when we left. A perfect end to a perfect evening!
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