"Nicodemus Tessin is in Amsterdam, and continues to the church next to the city hall [Nieuwe Kerk] and comments negatively on the grave of Michiel de Ruyter. He describes several architectural features of the church and the organ. He considers the Nieuwe Lutherse Kerk the best church building. He visits the Rasphuis and the Spinhuis. He sees the "Cadmus opera" in French, and comments on the voices, the machines and the small size of the theater compared to Hamburg. He praises the well-painted decors. The best and largest townhouses in Amsterdam are on the Herengracht, Keizersgracht en Prinsengracht. The Trippenhuis is the most valuable. He comments negatively on their "ordonnance"."