We had a bus tour of Amsterdam followed by a canal boat trip. We visited the Rijksmuseum to see Rembrandt paintings and many other artists. The Rijksmuseum was created in 1808 by King Louis Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. It was officially opened as the Rijksmuseum in 1885 and houses over 5000 paintings. The most famous Rembrandt painting is “The Nightwatch” which is a huge wall painting that used to hang in a civil defense hall in Amsterdam. 200 years after the painting was made, it was moved to a new spot and because it was considered to be too large, it was cut down. The painting originally had 33 people but now only shows 30 people. This painting was hidden in caves near Maastricht during WWII so it avoided confiscation by the Nazis.