-> As racially and ethnically diverse and Vancouver (meaning about 80% non-dutchies).
-> Everyone speaks english fluently which is great for us.
-> A widespready city, with a very small skyline.
-> Bikelanes EVERYWHERE! Meaning you need to triple check L + R before you go and/or turn.
-> Some of the best drivers in the world, on the highways, parking lots are a different crazy world.
-> One of the greatest (and most expensive) outdoor shopping strips in the world.
-> Some of the best baseball in Europe, actually that's more all of Holland.
-> The crappiest cable television lineup in the world. Only the english comedy central comes out past 8 pm, which is semi-worth watching.
-> They have an Ikea, making them, for the most part, a smart, elegant city.
-> Without clouds, Rotterdam can sport some of the most amazing sunsets.
-> 62 coffeeshops for all the stoners, rappers and hippies out there.
-> Meer Coots in every pond and park.
-> No buskers downtown, suprisingly.
-> 2 Dutch headclass football teams (Soccer).
-> Sketchy middle eastern neighborhood's, where I fit in now that I have a mini-dark beard.
-> Raising bridges everywhere, listen and watch for the alarms, or you have a huge jump ahead of you.
-> Every first monday of the month an air bomb attack siren test at noon.
-> Some of the longest staring people ever, Shorty and I have learned to just stare back until they look away.
-> Some of the nicest and most helpful strangers in the world.
Here's some pics from tonights sunset out of my single pain, 4th floor apartment window here in Rotterdam...
Oke oke oke... I know that compared to Canadian and American cities, Rotterdams skyline is small. But did you know that Rotterdam is the ONLY city is Holland with a real skyline?? So you better be proud of it! ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh and Rotterdam has no Ikea! Cities surrounding Rotterdam have, but Rotterdam itself hasn't.