Rotterdam Day Trip (7 Feb 08, Thu) (Part 1)
>> Monday, February 11, 2008
It is the first day of Chinese New Year and we headed to Rotterdam after school as there is a Chinatown there. The return train ticket costs 3 euros.
At the train station
Tall buildings greet us
The Westin Hotel
Rotterdam feels like a cosmopolitan city
Reflections of the sky
Ugly buildings and a fountain @ Hofplein
An ugly hotel
Stadhuis
Sculptures
Directions for tourists
A supposed Chinese restaurant with sushi and korean food
Artistic monument
World Trade Center
Maritime Museum
Apartments with nice architectural touchesWe went into the Maritime Museum and with the museumkaart, we get free entry.
The port of Rotterdam is the largest in Europe and was the world's busiest port from 1962 to 2004, until it was overtaken by Shanghai.
The reason why Rotterdam looks so much different from other Dutch cities is due to World War 2. The heart of the city was almost completely destroyed by the German Luftwaffe, and 800 people were killed, while about 80,000 others were made homeless. Rotterdam was meant as an example, as Germany threatened to bomb a number of other Dutch cities. Therefore the Dutch government decided to capitulate rather than suffer multiple repeats of the casualties at Rotterdam. Extracted from Wikipedia.
The port of Rotterdam is the largest in Europe and was the world's busiest port from 1962 to 2004, until it was overtaken by Shanghai.
The reason why Rotterdam looks so much different from other Dutch cities is due to World War 2. The heart of the city was almost completely destroyed by the German Luftwaffe, and 800 people were killed, while about 80,000 others were made homeless. Rotterdam was meant as an example, as Germany threatened to bomb a number of other Dutch cities. Therefore the Dutch government decided to capitulate rather than suffer multiple repeats of the casualties at Rotterdam. Extracted from Wikipedia.
Model ships
Model ship in closer view
Bright signboard
Some exhibits
Illustration of the large port of Rotterdam
Space capsule lookalike
Compressed drink cans
The view from the museum 2nd level
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