Here are some pictures from the 2007 edition of the Tinbergen Institute's Introduction Day. Our destination: the Hoge-Veluwe national park and the Kröller-Müller Museum.

It was my third TI Introduction Day, and in my opinion the best one. The museum is really something. It's located in the middle of the park and consists of the private collection Helene Kröller-Müller donated to the Dutch state upon her death in 1939. Just to give an idea, there are over 100 works from Vincent van Gogh. There is also an impressive statue garden outside. According to our very capable and enthusiastic guide, part of the idea is to make the connection between art and nature, between the physical and the spiritual world. The museum's website is www.kmm.nl . I highly recommend paying a visit if you're in the area.

After a few hours in the museum, we biked around the park. It was my first time on a tandem bicycle but happily there were no major problems. The park is famous for its free white bicycles that everyone can use, but somewhat surprisingly we rented blue ones. We saw the large old hunting huis and also some surprising beautiful scrub-like land. Finally, we had dinner in Utrecht.