Mixed Feelings
by RoyJava
Whenever in Rotterdam my eyes are drawn to the other side of the river Meuse. I cannot help it and always get mixed feelings ...
Why? I donot really know. Maybe because I've seen the change of this small piece of Rotterdam, the Noordereiland.
It used to be an underdoggy place pushed into a darkling corner by artists, musicians and performers and I thought it would become a place of artistic Bohemians. Well, the Bohemians stayed, that is a fact although the atmosphere has gone with the wind ... The Noordereiland has been turned into a light modern place to live. No music out of trendy pubs. Still I love to come here for a walk and watch the famous Rptterdam skyline. Then the mixed feelings will blow away, too ... thanks!
Lights in the dark.
by IceBear7
Walking around at nighttime. It was wonderful seeing the city light up, with all the bridges, and skyscrapers, and watertaxis.
And I have to admit I like walking along Dutch streets - most of the houses don't have curtains and you can look inside, look at the furniture, look at the people, what they are doing, how they live...
the harbour tour with...
by acpons
the harbour tour with SPIDO
historical Delfshaven, where the Pilgrim Fathers sailed away
Euromast (Eurotower): terrible building, beautful view the new modern skyline
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra in De Doelen (with Gergjev as chief conductor)
the many museums
Waterlife blvd
by Forze
During the summer months there is a beach at the Maas near Leuvehaven metro station. Waterlife blvd is a beach pavilion. A host of acts from Rotterdam, but also national stars, will perform on the outdoor stage. The stage acts and other activities will be held from Wednesdays to Sundays.
COMPACTION
by RubenE
By the nineteen-seventies, Rotterdam citizens grew increasingly critical of their city center. The center was too Spartan and impersonal, and planning concentrated excessively on main road improvements and the wholesale demolition of centrally located housing areas. A new wind started blowing in 1974 after the election of a different city administration. The chief doctrines of this new policy were to enliven and compact the city center by building small-scale, high-density housing, integrated with urban functions such as shops, restaurants and other business facilities. The city appointed young architects from other cities, such as the anarchistic Piet Blom, to put these aims into effect. The upshot of the city government’s aspiration to liven up the inner city was the ‘Miniature Volendam’ on the former Heliport Site, the dwellings with terraces overlooking the waterway of Delftsevaart and the Cube Houses built over the Blaak.
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Euromast
A Slightly Older One
My Sorta Guy
Lunch at Lido deck, SS Rotterdam. 7 euro.
