Friday, July 6, 2007

That's why! Rotterdam

What makes Rotterdam the city is? It is the atmosphere of the monumental buildings in the city? The Erasmus Bridge and naturally the Euromast, which is in the middle of all action, have become the symbol of the city.

Maybe you think of the Maas, the cube houses or the harbor or maybe the cozy inner city? It is clear for everyone the city is different. Even if the buildings are the same, everyone sees them through their own eyes.

For me, june is the hottest month of the year (so far), it is very busy in ice cream parlors. And why not, the mercury almost reaches 30 degrees and i think it is the very first hot wave of the year..(in Jakarta, 32-34 is normal)....
A city like Rotterdam has a lot to offer : there is a center with an extensive offering of shops, varying from popular department stores (e.g : H&M, V&D, C&A, and so on) to the smaller, more exclusive boutiques of well know brands. There are city parks, and there are the rivers and canals that cross throughout the city. Picture below is the BeursPlein, a modern shopping center in the heart of Rotterdam In designing Rotterdam's Beursplein Promenade, the designer consciously juxtaposed old and new, blending stone walls and portals with metal and glass. There is one beautiful place in Rotterdam, one of my favorite, Delfshaven. I think it is one of the most beautiful parts of Rotterdam. If you visiting Holland, then you should go here by yourself. It is a very old part of Rotterdam, it was Delft territory at the 1400(old isn't it?).
There is an unique site in Rotterdam, not an old building, it is a modern apartment complex with bright full color around. Well it is not that interesting for you maybe, but for me it is awesome. This place located at Leuvenhaven, looking in the direction of Boompjes. The three buildings near the Erasmusbrug are lit in the primary colors.

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