Top-shelf music in Amsterdam.
Concerts at the Concertgebouw (with Jaap van Zweden), Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, and tickets to the Liegti Festival. Who could ask for anything more?
Day Trip to Haarlem
Amsterdam is wonderful, but most visitors will tell you not to miss nearby Haarlem. Excellent advice!
Boltanski Installation at Oude Kerk
Nicolaaskerk
Amsterdam Museums
Come for the museums. Stay for the art.
(And it’s some of the best in the world.)
Secret Church
Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder is a Catholic Church was built on the top three floors of a canal house during the 1660s. At that time, it was prohibited to celebrate mass, so churches like this had to remain a secret.
To do this, they cut a large hole in the top three floors and supported the gap with iron bars.
While a bit strange, the invention and beauty found in the details are quite astounding.