On February 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day) the Lock of Love art piece was placed in Rotterdam’s popular district of Delfshaven. The Lock of Love ritual has been taking place all over the world, and is now here in Rotterdam as well. Not just a rail on a bridge or a chain around a lamppost, this [...]
Last night on our way to the Film Festival I had to stop and just look at this for a moment. It’s the square at Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam. The photo doesn’t do it justice, but there were so many twinkling lights and on a cold winter night it looked really beautiful.
The red things that look [...]
Today we went shopping in the city center. While walking along Westblaak we saw this tree full of shoes. When I asked a local shop owner about it they said that one day someone bought a new pair of shoes in their shop and threw their old ones in the tree. Then for whatever [...]
Yesterday is snowed in the Netherlands and I woke up and squealed like a crazy person. Thankfully I was home alone as it was one of the few days this month that my husband was called in to work. I thought about going out to take photos but it was so dark and dreary that [...]
A while back I wrote about being walk stalked by some African dude while I was out with the dog. This was in 2006, but it has happened a number of times since then. Tonight’s episode was especially nerve wracking for me though, because it was night, and I’m not usually out alone at night. [...]
Well this is something I haven’t heard of happening since I’ve been living here.
Yesterday at approximately 2:25pm in the afternoon tram 23, heading in direction Holy smashed full speed into the back of tram 21, which was standing still at the time. The crash took place in Rotterdam West in the Vierambachtsstraat near Mathenesserplein in [...]
Today while I was in town I took this photo of the Christmas decorations in the city center. Everywhere I turn there are people complaining about Christmas decorations and items being out already, but I honestly couldn’t be happier about it. I think here in the Netherlands we are slightly early as well because we [...]
While my parents were here we took them to the Rotterdam Zoo. I really love that place. I went there one other time with some girlfriends but even in the 1.5 years since I’ve been there, so much has changed.
My (sort of) favorite change is that they have POLAR BEARS. I was so excited I [...]
My parents have been here now for a week and a half. I have three days left with them before we get up and put them on a plane… not something I am looking forward to. I am looking forward to getting back to our old routine, as I’m sure my parents are… but the [...]
In veel steden kunnen fietsers en wandelaars zondag hun hart ophalen. Milieudefensie viert dan de tiende verjaardag van de zogenoemde autovrije dag. De straten in het centrum van 22 dorpen en steden zijn autovrij.
Today is ‘Auto Free Day’ in Rotterdam and 21 other cities and towns across the Netherlands. This is the 10th year that [...]
When I was out with my friend Penny the other day we were talking about Rotterdam and how it’s changed because of World War II, and it got me to thinking about how different things might be here had it all never happened.
You see, during the war, the Nazis bombed the city center to bits. [...]
Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? If not, then you are proving something I’ve been asking myself about all the time.
I’ve been seeing these ads on trams all over the city but keep missing the chance to take a photo, but the other day on my way home from work I managed [...]
The new-ish thing for public transit here in Rotterdam is the OV Chipkaart. It’s a card that you can charge up with credit and use on the public transit to get around the city.
In the past we used something called a strippenkaart which was a long paper thing sectioned into blocks or ’strips’. Depending [...]
Over the past few years I’ve really grown to appreciate the city I live in. I think I’m becoming a hardcore Rotterdammer at heart. I can understand why tourists prefer Amsterdam, as it still has more of that historical Dutch look but Rotterdam has some of that too, but with something really cool and modern [...]
Although this winter hasn’t been nearly as bad for me mentally as other winters have been in the past, I’m still really excited to see signs of spring coming, like this blue sky out the window at work yesterday.
The temperatures have been going up slightly and the sun is starting to show itself more and [...]
If I didn’t know better I’d think there was a war taking place in Rotterdam these past few days. As we get closer to the New Year, more and more fireworks are being sold in the city, and more people are setting them off early. It starts in the early morning with the firecrackers and [...]
For the last few weeks things have been really tight here financially. With our trip to Canada and our end of year bills, we were so broke we squeaked. Thankfully things turned around the other day when money we were waiting for had come in. I’ve been on a huge cross stitching kick lately and [...]
Yesterday I went to the Rotterdam Zoo (Diergaarde Blijdorp) with my three friends Lynda (right), Paule (left) and Simone (middle). It was a beautiful day with temps in the low 20’s and we had such a wonderful time.
Lynda is leaving us on the 24th when she moves back to the UK to live. So [...]
Our friend Erwin has been here visiting for the past two days. He’s an old friend of Xander and I that we met on the net and have known for about 12 years now. He is a Dutchie too but sadly lives all the way in Germany so we don’t get to [...]
Ever wonder what it’s like where I live? I found this website while chatting with a friend and looking for photos of Rotterdam. There’s lots of pictures from around the city on there, was a pretty good find.
Stephanie voted off Survivor.. not like I couldn’t see it coming but I know [...]
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan)
by Darren Shan
