Rijksmuseum, and some knitting

 The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is a great place to visit. We'd been before, but we decided to get tickets anyway. As with all the great national collections like the Prado, the National Gallery, the Louvre, it's worth repeating. 

Housed in a great red-brick 19th century turreted bulding, with what used to be a road running through it, it was teeming with tourists before opening time. Last time we went there, in 2018, we got open tickets; to use whenever we wanted, but now you book a time slot on a specific day. That being said, we just joined the queue and they let us in. Spring is high season in Amsterdam because of the tulips, and there were tourists everywhere. For me, the ones who were a bit of a nuisance were those in groups with tour-guides, standing in a tight group near significant artworks and explaining the importance of ...Rembrandt, Van Gough, Goya or whoever and making it difficult for the lone viewers to see the paintings.

The jewel in the crown is, of course, The Night Watch by Amsterdam's own Rembrandt. At the moment it's under restoration treatment. Every night they wheel it into the workshop and do more to it, then wheel it back into its glass case for the public to see in the morning. If you can get near the glass case! 

People these days take photos of everything. I didn't bother, except for a few things.

Some flowers at the bottom of one of the medieval paintings

An enormous walnut tree

Flowers in a painting

I noticed a few knitting features:

Girl knitting in the dunes, by Bernard Blommers 1845-1914

One of the big 17th century paintings is Company of Captain Cornelis Witsen and Lieutenant Johan Oetgens van Waveren celebrating the Treaty of Münster, 1648. (the Civic Guards Meal)

As it's not by Rembrandt you can see it closer. I was so impressed with the stockings I took photos of them!

Lovely pattern, knitted silk stockings!

Snazzy footwear!