The visit may have been short, but it was historic, as this was the first visit to the Netherlands by a sitting US president.
Obama met with the PM of Netherlands and mayor of Amsterdam, and then he toured the Rijks Museum, which you can see in the background of the video.
The preparations were intense, and Museumplein, where he spent those 90 minutes, was completely shut down and blockaded all the way around. All three of the museums on the square were closed until afternoon.
I have to admit to being part of the spectacle (there was a huge crowd). After all, it's only five minutes from our house, and I pass by Museumplein on my way to drop the kids at school.
Living in DC, I'd witnessed the presidential helicopter brigade more times than I can count, but it was pretty cool seeing it in another country on such a famous square in Amsterdam.
Secret Service on the roof of the Van Gogh Museum:
Obama in front of Rembrandt's "The Nightwatch."
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