Day Two. Amsterdam

In early morning we had the departure bus to Amsterdam. It wasn’t a long trip, but we enjoyed amazing views through the windows during it.

We were divided into three groups and each group visited different museums in Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum and Stedelijk Museum. All these museums are situated close to each other.

Rijksmuseum Museum

The Rijksmuseum, which in English means – The State Museum, exists for more than two hundred years and today belongs to the most breathtaking museums in the world.

It is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The museum is located at the Museum Square.  The current main building was designed by Pierre Cuypers and first opened its doors in 1885.  The museum has on display 8,000 objects of art and history.

You should not miss a chance to visit this museum during your trip to the Netherlands. One of the most famous and breathtaking paintings is "Night Watch" by Rembrandt. This painting is located in the "Gallery of Fame" on the second floor.  The picture can be regarded for hours.

The building is truly magnificent both outside and inside. We were really impressed by a huge collection of paintings.  There is a pretty park with sculptures in front of the museum. From our point of view, one day is not enough to see the entire museum, because of its great size.  The building is of an impressive size, similar to the palace.

To sum up, it is the wonderful museum with magnificent masterpieces.


The Van Gogh Museum

The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South. The museum's collection is the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world. It is the most visited museum in the Netherlands and the 30th most visited museum worldwide. Our group of students was particularly surprised by some of the artists. There we saw very thoughtful and incredible pictures. We hope we will be able to visit this wonderful museum again.

The Stedelijk Museum

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design. In past it was a big museum 

of old furniture. Nowadays it is one of the most interesting place in Amsterdam. You can see a lot of entertaining show of modern art and design. If you fond of modern art and design, it is place for you!

Canal cruise

We found out a lot of new and unexpected information there, for example: the canal cruise is Holland's largest touristic attraction, with over 3 million visitors every year, also there are 170 boats in Amsterdam to take all those people on a cruise. Moreover, there are more than a thousand people that work in the canal cruises.

There was an Audio excursion in three languages, included Russian, which was very comfortable for us. We believe that canal cruise is simply the best way to see this beautiful city, because you can see a lot of amazing urban view during this excursion and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. 

Nurgazizova Alexandra, Marasaeva Lisa, Talova Marina