We arrived in Amsterdam yesterday morning, but didn’t get settled in our hotel room until mid-afternoon. We took our jet-lagged selves on a walk around the city. Here are a few photo highlights.
The most interesting place we visited was the Beginhof. It began as a home for a community of Catholic women who dedicated their lives to serving God. They were called Beguines. When Protestantism came to the Netherlands, it was not lawful to practice their Catholic faith. The church in their community became a Presbyterian church. But the Beginhof had a secret Catholic Church on the property inside a building with a plain facade.
Tim & Kathy Simonsen 