Oofa! This was written months ago, sorry about the late post!
Last summer for my 40th birthday I received what may well have been the best gift I have ever received for my birthday... a gift certificate with a company called ARTTRA that provides custom private tours of museums, galleries and neighborhoods in Amsterdam. The certificate indicated that I could have a group of up to 20 people along to enjoy this private tour. WOW! I did not know when the best time would be to use it, and each time I had visitors, I did not get my act together to send out invites and arrange for things. Procrastinator that I am, fate stepped in and forced me to use it a few weeks before my big move out of Amsterdam. So I gathered up some friends from work, and luckily my recently married dear friends Heather and John flew in from London for the weekend and were able to join in on the fun. They are moving to Singapore this summer, and I back to Italy, so this was an especially nice treat for us to bid farewell to Amsterdam.
Last summer for my 40th birthday I received what may well have been the best gift I have ever received for my birthday... a gift certificate with a company called ARTTRA that provides custom private tours of museums, galleries and neighborhoods in Amsterdam. The certificate indicated that I could have a group of up to 20 people along to enjoy this private tour. WOW! I did not know when the best time would be to use it, and each time I had visitors, I did not get my act together to send out invites and arrange for things. Procrastinator that I am, fate stepped in and forced me to use it a few weeks before my big move out of Amsterdam. So I gathered up some friends from work, and luckily my recently married dear friends Heather and John flew in from London for the weekend and were able to join in on the fun. They are moving to Singapore this summer, and I back to Italy, so this was an especially nice treat for us to bid farewell to Amsterdam.
In classic form it was a rainy cold day - at the beginning of June this was somewhat unexpected, but not really considering it is, after all, Amsterdam inside the Hermitage which rests along the Amstel River in the heart of the city. I chose the Hermitage because it was the only major museum I had not been too, and I really wanted to see the Matisse exhibit. After checking in coats, umbrellas and bags, we were greeted by our lovely tour guide, Ana, who led us up the stairs to the beginning of the tour.
This was the only picture we were allowed to take in the museum... in the stairwell!
From left to right: Sabrina, Carlo, Andrea, Jen, Tracey, Lisa, Me, John, Heather, Helena, Lisa, Sue.
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