After Bonn the boat headed down the Rhine toward Dusseldorf while several of us boarded a bus for a side-trip to see the magnificent collection of 19th and 20th Century art at the Kroller-Muller Museum in the Netherlands.
Along the way we passed this estate where Audrey Hepburn spent her final years.
The museum is surrounded by a sculpture garden set in a lovely deciduous forest. Here's a piece near the entrance.
And inside the entrance, more sculpture.
"Desire, deserve, delight".
But the real treasures in the museum are the paintings, many by Van Gogh and other late nineteenth century artists. Here are some of the most famous:
But there are also things on the wall like this.
Aaaah, Monet...
Corot....
?????...
The snack bar where we rested for a bit.
Back outside, wandering through the sculpture forest.
Horns....
Then back on the bus for a return to our boat.
Along the way we passed this estate where Audrey Hepburn spent her final years.
The museum is surrounded by a sculpture garden set in a lovely deciduous forest. Here's a piece near the entrance.
And inside the entrance, more sculpture.
"Desire, deserve, delight".
But the real treasures in the museum are the paintings, many by Van Gogh and other late nineteenth century artists. Here are some of the most famous:
But there are also things on the wall like this.
Aaaah, Monet...
Corot....
?????...
The snack bar where we rested for a bit.
Back outside, wandering through the sculpture forest.
Horns....
Then back on the bus for a return to our boat.
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