Color!
The Moses and Aaron Church is a Roman Catholic church situated in the ancient Jewish quarter of Amsterdam. The church no longer holds regular services, instead, it is now used as an education centre and a venue for exhibitions and concerts. The Moses and Aaron Church was originally constructed as a hidden church in the 1641. It was rebuilt as a proper church, with a Neo-Classical design, in 1795 when freedom of faith was officially restored. The original statues of Moses and Aaron are preserved in the church to this day.
Lots of red shutters!
In Amsterdam you’ll find a branch of the Royal Delft Experience in the historical Munttoren (Munt tower) on the Muntplein. Visitors to Amsterdam can experience the wonders of Delftware up close without leaving the city.
Delftware
The Westerkerk ("western church") is a church of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands denomination in Amsterdam, built in 1620-1631 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser. It is next to Amsterdam's Jordaan district, on the bank of the Prinsengracht canal. The spire, called the Westertoren ("western tower"), is the highest church tower in Amsterdam, at 85 meters (279 feet). The Westerkerk is located close to the Achterhuis (now Anne Frank House) where diarist Anne Frank, her family and others hid from Nazi persecution for two years during World War II. The Westerkerk is mentioned frequently in her diary - its clock tower could be seen from the attic of the Achterhuis and Anne Frank described the chiming of the clock as a source of comfort.
This city reminded me a lot of Copenhagen! But the buildings were more made of brick and not as colorful!
KFC! Kevin had to get it one night. Not the same menu as back home. No biscuits, no mashed potatoes, no gravy, no corn, no mac and cheese, no popcorn chicken. Ha pretty much just fried chicken, potato wedges, and cole slaw!
Bike rentals!
Crooked building!
Players! We went here the first night in Amsterdam. Good drink specials, but very smokey inside!
Kalverstraat is probably the busiest of all shopping streets of Amsterdam, goes across the city center. Kalverstraat is usually crowded with many shops selling competitively priced products.
Really loved the round window!
Oudekerksplein (Old Church Square), is located in the middle of De Wallen. Once a modest wooden chapel, built by 13th-century fisherman where the Amstel empties into the IJ River, the Oude Kerk (Old Church) is now an icon of Amsterdam.
De Waag, an old castle long since converted to a restaurant. De Waag, or old weighing station, was originally a gate in a castle built in 1488, but became a weighing house in 1614. It’s now a restaurant where you can get a fine pastry or coffee in the morning or a dinner at night.
Gonna miss these narrow interesting alley ways in Europe!
Dutch Word of the Day:
Lopen meaning Walk
PEACE & LOVE,
Kevin & Amanda
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