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Dordrecht

  From Rotterdam it’s a quick hop to Dordrecht, the oldest city in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. I arrive just as the locals begin milling around the city center for dinner but it’s still a few hours yet before sunset.    I begin my walk at the statue of the brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt, …

Kijk-kubus

  You can’t really go to Rotterdam and not stop by the Kijk-kubus (Cube Houses), a mixed-use project designed by Piet Blom in 1984. The tilted signs on the streets and walls nearby hint at what’s to come.   Remember the last pic I posted in yesterday’s entry? This is what’s behind the boat that was behind me: This entire …

The Swan

  You can imagine how busy the port of Rotterdam must be on any given day of the week, still the center of shipping activities in Europe since the 14th century.     However, I am down by the water mainly to see the gorgeous Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge). Its nickname is De Zwann (the swan) but for some reason, it reminds …

Rotterdam Is Eye Candy

  Rotterdam is eye candy for enthusiasts of modern architecture, but as I make my way through the park toward the water today, I think at heart I am still old school. They just don’t build things like these anymore…   Not that I don’t love architecture like this (because it’s why I’m here!),     but I’d rather come home …

Taartarchitect

  So while you were on the Kunsthal’s platform yesterday, did your eyes follow the reflection of the traditional Dutch roofline to the actual houses across the street…   and perhaps also see all of this new and ongoing construction in the periphery?   Rotterdam is a city on the move. I feel a new exuberance on the streets, in the …