Amsterdam 2

00-Google maps: Left arrow = Beurs (old Stock Exchange, 1903), Oude Kerk (bottom-center), right arrow = St Nicolaaskerk (St Nicholas' Church)

01-Stock Exchange (Beurs)_now Philharmonic_clock tower, 1903

02-Old Church: first glimpse of the Oude Kerk

03-Old Church (Oude Kerk) from Old Church Bridge (Oudekerksbrug)

04-Old Church (Oude Kerk)

05-Old Church (Oude Kerk) from rampart of old city (Voorburgwal)

06-At the base of the Old Church stepple is Old Church Square (Oude Kerk's Plein) and the Red Light district. See neon sign "Sexy Land," right middle-ground.

07-Red Light district across a narrow street from The Old Church

08-Old Church, nave. The largest vaulted wood ceiling in Europe

09-Old Church, the Great Organ, 1724

10-The great organ, 1724

11-Oude Kerk, the organ

12-Clock and shields at top of Great Organ. Three X's at right = Amsterdam Coat of Arms

13-Clock at top of Great organ

14-The right aisle. (Nave to the left; small organ to the right). The man at the left is coordinating with someone at the small organ as they work to tune the latter.

15-The small organ (in the right aisle)

16-Old Church, the Lady Chapel (Maria Kapel). 16th century windows

17-Stained glass window, the Lady Chapel (Maria Kapel)

18-Lady Chapel (Maria Kapel) window. Amsterdam Coat of Arms at lower right (with just the shield at top right)

19-Burial stone or memorial with aleph in bottom wreath

20-The same memorial stone with Aleph (upside down)

21-St Nicholas' Church (St Nicholaaskerk) from Old Church Bridge (Oudekerksbrug)

22-St Nicholas' Church (St Nicholaaskerk, 1887) from Old Church Bridge (Oudekerksbrug)

23-Bikes everywhere (and closed circuit TVs—sign, upper left)

24-I was being watched