Since, like mentioned in the previous post, I spent most of my Rotterdam day in the zoo, I didn't get to see all that much more of the city this time around. I'll have to go back and have a look around one of these days. The thing that sets Rotterdam apart from other Dutch cities I've visited is all the modern architecture and tall buildings. The other Dutch cities I've seen usually consist mostly of the same type of old stone houses. But as you probably know, dear readers, Rotterdam was bombed by the Germans during WWII, so it follows that a lot of the buildings here are of the more modern variety, which makes for an interesting change. I do still think I prefer the older buildings, partly since it's what I've come to associate with this country, but nevertheless Rotterdam is interesting. Here are some pictures of what I've seen so far:
The tallest building in Rotterdam, possibly in the whole of the Netherlands. There was a miniature of this in Madurodam, which was still pretty tall.
Bicycle art. I suppose. It's too big for anyone to actually use anyway.
The famous cube houses, which I'm still very curious about. It seems like such a weird (and inefficient) idea to build houses this way. Apparently you're supposed to be able to go inside one of them and have a look, but it was already late by the time we got there, so further investigations will have to wait for the next visit.
A detail from a weird and interesting sculpture near the cube houses. After some googling I've discovered that it was made in honour of a Dutch Cartoonist called Marten Toonder.
When we were at the train station waiting for my train back to Amsterdam, an old fashioned steam engine showed up on the next track.
If you want to see more of Rotterdam without actually going there, this page is pretty cool: http://www.dakvanrotterdam.nl/index.php?option=com_dvrgmm&category=1&Itemid=38&class=r
You can click your way onto the top of different buildings, and have a look around by dragging the image up, down, left and right with your mouse.
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