I had to go to Amsterdam today so went to the Hermitage while I was there. The museum card meant aswell as free entry I could queue jump and just had to scan it

. They had an impressionist exhibition I wanted to see, there was some lovley stuff and some gorgeous Rodin sculptures I really had to contain myself not to touch and feel them! There wern't really enough Reniors and Monets though

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It was a bit of luck as the Van Goughs are temporarily being shown there while the VG museum is being renovated. I have seen them before, but its alot of his older darker stuff which I am not so keen on, I went to the VGM years ago it was to see a Pre-Raphaelite exhibition. The best place I have come across for the most fantastic vibrant VG's is at the Kroller Muller museum in the Hoge Veluwe NP, they converted me from not liking his stuff to loving some of it.
Anyway, just to say thanks for the cards, I had a lovely time

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