Rotterdam

  • the surprises of the netherlands

    our time in the netherlands has been a welcome surprise from what i was expecting and i’m so glad that haha pushed for us to spend nearly two weeks in rotterdam and amsterdam to close out our stay in europe.…

  • rotterdam architecture & sightseeing

    rotterdam has been one surprise after another.  from the food to the beaches to the people, we enjoyed them all equally.  the most noticeable trait about the city is that which stares you in the face… its bold and modern…

  • staying fed in the netherlands

    juices from albert heijn 3 euros for fresh juices, our favourites were the orange & kiwi and apple, pear & raspberry.  it must seem ridiculous that we’re listing this as one of favourite indulgences in the netherlands but finding good,…

  • biking through the historic windmills of kinderdijk, netherlands

    our biking adventures continued in the netherlands and haha has been making leaps and bounds over this year.  there are many daytrip options from rotterdam and while we originally planned to spend the majority of our excursions to the beaches…

  • beaches in the netherlands? whodathunkit?

    while in riga, we took refuge from the many flash latvian rainstorms to plan out the final weeks of our european travels.  we managed to squeeze in a few hours at a nearby blue flag beach (jurmala) while in riga…

  • weekly recap #27 – rotterdam

    q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. rotterdam (kralingen-crooswuk, airbnb, 7 nights) q. favourite meal a. all our meals were pretty low key this week.  we ate half of our meals at home and had a…

  • first 24 hours in rotterdam (netherlands)

    jojo: what do i like? -modern architecture.  clean lines, lots of mirrors and lots of angles.  i’m loving the look of rotterdam.  we have seen a lifetime of old, european architecture and i was starting to get a little depressed…