Welcome to 2015! The Future is NOW! The future in Back to the Future II is nigh! Anyway....
We wandered off to Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder, Our Lord in the Attic. It is the oldest museum in Amsterdam, or so they say. The Catholic church is hidden in a 17th century home and was a hidden church during the Reformation. The church was made by combining three 17th century homes, one facing the canal and two behind it that faced the alleyway. Jan Hartman was a merchant who purchased the properties and built the church over the course of several years.
These are the stairs that led up to the secret church. There was access from the alleyway on the street. The museum has put down thin wood toppers to protect the original stairs from wearing away.
Looking at the pews to the altar.
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Looking down from the galleries (left) and looking up to the galleries (right).
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The nearby rooftops (left).
A representation of 17th century priest robes (right).
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The priest's quarters. The bed is built into the wall. A priest would have lived on the premises.
The outside of the canal facing residence. Up there behind those windows is a church. Who knew?
This concludes the Our Lord in the Attic portion of our adventure.
Wandering -
We wandered around a bit before heading back to our hotel for the night. We debated trying to go to the Anne Frank house, but the line was ridiculous and I didn't want to stand in the cold. So we just walked around instead.
CANAL!
Fun street decorations.
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I end our Amsterdam trip with two stereotypical Dutch things, a windmill (the same as #3) and some traditional Dutch clothing with wooden clogs.
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To conclude our song, the last verse:
They should have gone to Am-ster-dam.
They should have gone to Am-ster-dam.
Am-ster, Am-ster, dam dam dam.
Am-ster, Am-ster, dam dam dam.
They should have gone to Am-ster-dam.
