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But this year, one of the coaches at the volleyball camp recommended going to the Mauritshuis. He was like, "Do you like museums?" And I was like, "It depends..."
The Mauritshuis. |
This route took me on a new bus in an area of Wassenaar that I didn't even know existed, and dropped me off at the edge of the center. I felt confident striding down the boulevards in my museum outfit (you know, to look more artistic, you should always wear black, and a dress is nice touch, too), and got in the line already forming outside the Mauritshuis.
One of the brighter pieces: "Vase of Flowers in a Window" by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder |
However, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is: stunning. Again, the dark background, but the way Vermeer teases with the light in the paint is incredible. You really do just stand there and stare back, wondering what the girl is thinking, hoping, and going to say. It is thought that great art speaks to us; but really, it just looks back at us silently.
"View of Delft" also by Johannes Vermeer |
My favorite restaurant from this trip was De Twee Heeren Bar Bistro in the center. It might have helped that I was their only indoor customer and got to ask as many questions as I wanted.
Everything. Was. So. Good.
I ordered their organic hamburger (as one of the maybe 10 hamburgers I will eat all year). Amazing. The red wine. Fantastic. The hot chocolate. Delicious. The desserts. Perfect.
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It's all about the museum dress. (Thanks, Lindsay!) |
The Hague is wonderful! So is your dress :-)
ReplyDeleteI love that you have a museum outfit! I need one of those myself. Sounds like you had a great time and thanks for sharing the insights about Dutch art. I am suitably educated!
ReplyDeleteHi Rachel! I think allocating a dress for museums really helps the dress have somewhere to be worn...! I hope you get to enjoy Dutch art someday, too! Thanks for reading!
DeleteImpressive that you have a museum outfit! I'm always looking like an awful mess when I go to museums. Somehow, I never seem to be able to pull off cute and polished when I'm traveling :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha, thank you! I have a few dresses these days that can crumple up in a bag just fine and still look great afterwards - that really helps! Thanks for the comment!
DeleteI usually look like an unfashionable traveler at museums. I do try to break out the black and clean it up a bit but I'll have to look into packing a museum dress :)
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea! Since moving to Paris, it took me about 2 years before I really ventured seriously into the museum scene. That gave me time to absorb the general fashion before entering the art buildings! :) My French teacher always told me, "A dress is perfect: it's only one piece, you put it on, and voila! Your whole outfit is complete!" She is French, after all! :)
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