Darting from city to city, town to town, trying to squeeze out as much of the little time I have here in the Netherlands, has been the best antidote to an awful year.
The 'kids' have done a great job planning our itinerary, and when we visited Rotterdam, we only had two destinations in mind. However, we still had time to spare, so added a third that was on our Netherlands bucket-list, but took us to another city, which I will share next time.
I was surprised to see hardly any historical buildings, but many modern highrises, and learned that most of Rotterdam was flattened during the World War II Blitz.
After the devastation, the city was rebuilt and now is a thriving city, boasting amazing architecture.
We took a tram from Rotterdam Centraal to our first destination, the enormous impressive Market Hall (Markthal). This is the place to go if you're looking for food; food vendors and restaurants serving food from all over the world. We walked around trying to decide what to have for lunch and were spoilt for choice, with delicious traditional and exotic food on offer.
The enormous 11,000 sq metres ceiling is the world’s largest 'painting', a mural made up of fish, insects, fruit, seeds, and vegetables.
The Market Hall surprisingly, or not, also offers residential units!
Trying to capture the massive high ceiling was a dizzying exercise!
Dutch Krokets feature on many menus here, but it's not quite my cup of tea. This jolly Kroket fella stood there inviting everyone.
Smoked meats, cheeses, and many sweet delights caught my eye, and I saw Christmas is on the way already!
We walked quite a bit that day and were amazed at the number of stunning modern buildings and stopped every so often to take pics on the way to our next destination.
The Blaak Office Building
Blaak Toren, and you will soon see what is attached to it on the other side.
One of the few old buildings that survived the World War II Blitz, is the 16th century old Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk. It was heavily damaged during the Blitz but restored to its former glory.
Next on our itinerary was something that blew my mind; the Cube Houses - Kijk-KubusHome look like they're floating in the sky, like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie.
Tilted at a 45-degree angle they really do not look livable from the outside.
I was amazed to learn that they were built almost 40 years ago! The architect Jan Blom certainly had amazing foresight, and his motto was:
Living under an urban roof.
Walking up the steep narrow staircase into one of the cube houses on show, made me realize that this kind of living is not for the older generation.
No boring square boxes like most homes, once you're inside the walls are at all kinds of angles. It takes creativity to furnish the rooms, perfect for young creatives. The views are to die for, and the location is perfect; close to the city centre, the Old Harbour, Blaak Station, and the Market Hall. Trams also pass underneath the Cube Houses.
I would imagine these homes come at a steep price, they look really snazzy, but I would certainly not feel at home living inside one of these unusual houses!
The Blaaktoren highrise is connected to the Cube Houses.
We said our goodbyes to the Cube Houses and with time on hand jumped onto a tram and a bus to get to the Netherlands' famous Scheveningen Beach where we met the fisherman's wife, but that is a story for another day.
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