Church in the attic, shipping museum and NEMO

We started our day with the 'This is Holland' 5D flight animation, which allows visitors to experience the Netherlands from above. The film was well done, but quite short for the long waiting times in between.

Our next museum visit took us back to the 17th century:

We visited the former home of the wealthy merchant Jan Hartmann. On the attic there was a small Catholic church, hence the name 'Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder' (Our Lord in the Attic).

After the Netherlands became Protestant, people of other faiths were allowed to keep their faith, but not practice it publicly. This led to the creation of many hidden Catholic house churches in Amsterdam.

We then continued to the shipping museum, where we were particularly drawn to the life-size replica of the 'Amsterdam'.

The ship was built as a trading ship for the Dutch East India Company.

However, it ran aground on its maiden voyage in the English Channel in 1748.

We also explored the exhibitions on navigation, whaling, and Amsterdam as a port.

Our last museum visit was to NEMO.

There, we discovered all sorts of science and technology across five floors.

However, the interactive exhibition was mostly designed for children and was obviously very popular with visitors: It was incredibly crowded.

So we were quite relieved when we had a look at the exhibition and were able to enjoy the view and tranquility from the rooftop terrace.

And with that, our last day in Amsterdam came to an end, and we were hoping for a somewhat easier journey back than the way there by train...