On a rainy Spring day, Todd and I founds ourselves exploring the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. It was King’s day and everyone was dressed in Orange.
My Dutch brother, Martin, met us at the old Holland America headquarters. From there, we spent several hours catching up and reliving fun memories. While we didn’t get to explore as much as we would have liked, what we saw of Rotterdam was wonderful.
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I’ve been told that Rotterdam is a fine blend of past and future. it is on my list for 2021.
It’s a great place of both. You are right.
A lovely city, I’ve been there. Unlike Amsterdam which has preserved a lot of its traditional architecture Rotterdam was heavily bombed by the Nazis and had to focus on rebuilding itself thus the focus on modern buildings and modernity. Friendly people too!
Thanks for your comment. Yes, the architecture is very modern compared to most European cities.
Thanks Seth….absolutely wonderful pictures! Their architecture is wonderful….and I have not heard of King’s Day before! Sounds like fun! thanks again, Barbara xxx
Thank you. Yes I hadn’t either. It’s their national holiday.
I love Rotterdam. My son lived there for a few years and we were lucky enough to visit him before he moved to London, England. I was fascinated with all the bridges and the modern architecture (so different from Amsterdam).
Thanks for your comments. It sounds like your son has had some great experiences.
He certainly has.
Nice to hear you liked it here. Rotterdam is such a gorgeous city with super cool architecture. This is the place to be in the Netherlands nowadays, Amsterdam is far too growded: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/apr/06/rotterdam-spotlight-from-dismal-mega-port-to-dutch-brooklyn-unilever
Thanks for your comment. I haven’t been to Amsterdam in years so I can’t say. But I remember liking it for other reasons.
My daughter is just back from presenting at a conference there and loved the city very much. She tried to pack as much as she could during her breaks and managed to see quite a lot in fact. Her photos are gorgeous too. Glad you had a great time in this part of Europe.
Thanks. We didnt have as much time as I would have liked to explore. But what we did see was great.
She felt the same way:)
There is rarely enough time, and it’s often when we must leave that we finally meet the best of this new place we just discovered.
Awesome shots & architecture!
Thank you!
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