From microbes, animals and plants to Rembrandt

פֿאַרעפֿנטלעכט: 11.04.2023

Today the sun should shine and so we were happy that we had booked tickets for the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam for this day.


in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam

After a short walk past the animal enclosures, we went to the 'Microbia' exhibition.


Microbia

Here everything revolves around the particularly small organisms that populate us humans and everything we touch throughout the day.


Microbia

Back in the zoo, we strolled along the beautifully landscaped enclosures.


Lion in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam
Red Ruffed Lemur in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam
Eastern Screech Owl in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam
Vulture in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam
Lemur in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam


In addition to the many exotic animals, we also saw a lot of herons that had discovered the zoo as a habitat with good food supply.


Grey Heron in the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam

Then we went to the Hortus Botanicus, the botanical garden.


Tropical House in the Botanical Garden

The facility was smaller than expected and unfortunately not many flowers were blooming at the moment.


Botanical Garden

But the greenhouses were beautiful and lushly overgrown.


Butterfly House in the Botanical Garden

Not far away is the former Jewish quarter.


Portuguese Synagogue

We paid a short visit to the Portuguese Synagogue.


Portuguese Synagogue

Since it closed an hour earlier than we thought, we didn't have much time.


Portuguese Synagogue


That's why we also visited the (longer open) Jewish Museum, which is housed in a former synagogue complex.


Jewish Museum

Not far away is Rembrandt's former residence.


Rembrandt House

His former living and working rooms can be visited as a museum today.


Rembrandt House

Since he apparently couldn't handle money well, he had to sell all his possessions and this house.


Rembrandt House

Because he noted everything that belonged to him in a list, we now at least know what the furnishings of his house must have looked like.


Rembrandt House

For an evening walk, we took the tram back to the city center. In front of the royal palace there was a large police presence and many blockades: French President Macron was on a state visit here.


State visit in front of the royal palace

We didn't see Macron or the king and we didn't feel like waiting for them like the other onlookers.


Former main post office

We walked along the Herengracht and circled the old town.


Herengracht

We crossed the Blauwbrug from 1874 and headed north again.


Blauwbrug

Our walk took us past the Maritime Museum and ended at the main train station.


Maritime Museum


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