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Auto Free Day
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.
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Rotterdam Without War
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
Read More »Gratis Inburgeren!
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
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Booo! OV Chipkaart
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.
Read More »I Love This City
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
Read More »Spring is Coming!
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
Read More »Babies Everywhere!
Have you ever seen such amazing big brown eyes? This is Tiana, the daughter of a new expat friend of mine from the UK. Thank god I’m over my baby fever because I’m surrounded
Read More »Holiday Tidbits
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
Read More »Judgement Night
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
Read More »Diergaarde Blijdorp
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
Read More »Where Are The Thugs When You Need Them?
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.
Read More »Random Updates
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
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