{"id":7591,"date":"2015-05-10T03:19:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T19:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2015-05-10T04:03:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T20:03:43","slug":"rotterdam-dordrecht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=7591","title":{"rendered":"Rotterdam & Dordrecht"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my friend Inez and I decided to make a day trip to an interesting town in the Netherlands, the original plan was to visit Dordrecht. Then other friends told me about a\u00a0nice way to travel from Rotterdam to Dordrecht, by Waterbus<\/a>\u00a0! Public\u00a0transport by boat. Twice an hour between Rotterdam and Dordrecht.<\/p>\n

\"Waterbus<\/a><\/p>\n

So we changed our plan a bit and combined Dordrecht and Rotterdam. That is actually too much for one day, both historical Dordrecht and modernistic Rotterdam deserve more time. So in this report only some impressions…:-)<\/p>\n

We arrived at the impressive Central Station of Rotterdam, finished last year. Not easy to take good pictures. Next to it the skyscraper complex of the Delftse Poort<\/a>. We took the metro to the iconic Markthal, a combination of \u00a0residences with a shopping center. The interior is spectacular, but unfortunately we were too early, as it opens\u00a0on Sunday at noon only. Nearby are the famous Cube houses of Dutch architect Blom, built already in 1977. From there we\u00a0walked to the Erasmus bridge, passing on our way many other interesting buildings. The picture of the Erasmus bridge shows at the other side of the river the fascinating building of De Rotterdam<\/a> by architect Rem Koolhaas.<\/p>\n\n\t\t