Amsterdam Redux

I've already been to Amsterdam once, and it proved to be quite the fun place to be!  I decided to spend my last weekend as a vagabond there not because I was hunting down the ShowBoys, but because the TassenMuseum, aka the Museum of Bags and Purses was there.  Holy cow--HEAVEN.  Special thanks to the Varnadoes for bringing it to my attention and warning me not to run over people on my sprint to see it.

The museum itself is housed in a canalhouse.  Walking in felt like I was walking into my Dutch Auntie's house, to look at all her treasures.  And they were treasures.  There were 3 floors of bags of all ages--small chain link bags, acrylic bags, leather bags, modern bags, historic bags, velvet bags......well, I could go on.  And I did--I went through the place 3 times, spent a morning there, and pretty much left euphoric.  Yea, I like handbags.  A little.  Unfortunately, no pics in the place, but there have pics on the website, and I left with a coffee table book.

After I left there, I went to my favorite Dutch handbag designer Hester Van Eeghen.  I left with a few more bags than I came with, which was exactly the plan.  Her designs are bright and fun, with great shapes.  It made quite an afternoon.

All that walking around Amsterdam, and I was bound to catch a few pics.

A great place to be.  I'll be back sometime, for more bags and culture.