This is the organ at Nieuwe Kerk, it's amazing. The Dutch turned all of the Catholic Churches into Protestant Churches in the early 1600's, and then they eventually decommissioned most of the big ones. But the old tombs are still in the floor, and the aristocratic pews are still around all the pillars, but essentially the church is completely empty, it's used only for exhibitions and organ concerts. It's kind of fascinating considering all the other European cities I've been to which are completely dominated by their amazing over the top cathedrals.














This one's from my new favorite Catholic Church. Once the Dutch outlawed Catholicism, they didn't really enforce it, but you couldn't practice it anywhere that actually looked like a church. This is a house around the corner from where I'm staying that has a church in the attic, Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder. It spans over 3 different houses (although you can only access it through the one) and is still in use on holidays and once a month. The rest of the house is still preserved with some of the original 17th century wall coverings and delft tiles in the kitchens.