Windmills. Tulips. Wooden clogs with pointed tips. Folk costume.... These are the symbols of Netherlands (or Holland) - an Europe country that I yet set foot on, though I've been to this part of the world for almost 1o times. The beautiful images of the country was the backdrop of the Hongkong drama (僵). Of course, I'm not there to seek exciting encounters withe the vampires, but the beautiful landscape that also comes with the architecture (both old and new).

Day 3 (Thu 20170608) Hermitage Museum





Visited the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg; and definitely, the scale of this museum is Amsterdam is not close to the state museum, in terms of 'treasures' being put in display. Indeed, the focus was rather different, too.

The two key sections of the exhibition were
  • 1917. Romanovs & Revolution. The End of Monarchy 
    • While we were presented with stories of the history of Russian; however, there wasn't one that gave a good account of the life of rulers in Russian history. In this exhibition, we got to see the life of the Tsar Nicholas II - from marriage to succession to the throne, and how he was overthrown. Indeed, the killing of the royal family (in particular how the evidences were gotten rid of) made me wonder why killing could be so brutal and cruel!
  • Portrait Gallery of the Golden Age
    • I was quite lucky that I was in time for "The Night Watch" light show in the grand hall. In fact, there's where I got to see the full picture, with the "remaining" (related) paintings lined up around the entire hall. I guess my visit to the Rijksmuseum the day before had helped me to better understand and appreciate the story that the show aimed to convey. Art came alive in this presentation :)
I was glad that I decided to give some time to this museum though I thought it could be in the good-to-have item in my checklist.

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