A journey down the Noord, Dordrecht to Rotterdam
Back on the streets of Dordrecht after our elevating experience on top of the Grote Kerk, we wandered aimlessly down small alleys with fascinating shops, over canal bridges and along the river front...
View ArticleOn the trail of the Pilgrim Fathers…in Delfshaven
Founded in 1389 as the official port of Delft, and like the herring fisheries which played such an important role in it’s development, Delfshaven is teeming with history. A history that is still...
View ArticleWeird and wonderful, Rotterdam
Rotterdam comes as a pleasant surprise. The moment you step out of its futuristic Centraal Station (you could be stepping out of a spacecraft), you know you’re in a different kind of Netherlands. A...
View ArticleOn the waterfront…in Rotterdam
“Amsterdam, just without the tourists”, as one popular saying about Rotterdam goes. If true, it is also an Amsterdam where the historic buildings have been replaced by a futuristic city-scape. In...
View ArticleUp above the streets and houses…Rotterdam’s Euromast
When you’re being rotated through 360 degrees nearly 200 metres in the air it’s possible to truly appreciate the transitory nature of life, and marvel at the extraordinarily flatness of the Dutch...
View ArticleA love-locked heart on a Rotterdam quay
Illuminated in the bright sunshine, Rotterdam’s metal heart shone out like a brilliant red beacon pulling me towards it as I walked down the quay. I’m not sure why the whole ‘love locks’ trend has...
View ArticleSnacking underneath the world’s biggest artwork*
Rotterdam does ‘surreal’ exceptionally well, and the latest addition to the city’s famed modernist architecture, the Markthal (Market Hall), reinforces that tradition brilliantly. It is like being a...
View ArticleA walk through wonderful, windy Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a city full of surprises. Although it plays a much maligned second fiddle to Amsterdam, I really enjoy exploring the city. It may not have the grand traditional architecture of Amsterdam,...
View ArticleA Rotterdam street art jamboree (outside)
I enjoy street art, or graffiti if you prefer, but beyond a casual appreciation of what I see on walls as I wander around, I’m not very knowledgeable about it. Like most people, I’m more street art...
View ArticleA Rotterdam street art jamboree (inside)
The contrast between the bright sunlight, pounding music and creative frenzy of street artists outside a crumbling old factory in Rotterdam, and the calm, dark interior of the very same abandoned...
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