Rotterdam has somewhat of a reputation of being all towers, modern buildings and shabby commieblocks,
however the districts surrounding the city centre are mostly pre-war. One of these is Kralingen. This was
actually an independent municipality until it was swallowed by Rotterdam in 1895.

01. The western part of Kralingen is post-war, it was lost during the 1940 bombardment. It now consists
mostly of low-cost rental homes. There are plans to restructure this part of the city. This is one of the nicer streets.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_1.jpg

02.
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03.
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04. Here the shabby old houses are being torn down, a new development with condos will be built here
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_4.jpg

05. The Lusthofstraat, a shopping street.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_5.jpg

06. Further on to the east there are these nice avenues, this one is the Voorschoterlaan. This area was
built around 1900. The eastern part of Kralingen is one of the richest and most expensive parts of the city.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_6.jpg

07.
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08. Avenue Concordia.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_8.jpg

09.
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10. Hoflaan.
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11. A pond.
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12.
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13.
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14. In Rotterdam, when something is really old, people say that it's 'as old as the road to Kralingen'.
This is that road, the 's Gravenweg.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_14.jpg

15.
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16.
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17. These are called 'volkstuintjes', allotment gardens. Originally they were meant for people from the
city who don't have a garden of their own but still want to grow their own vegetables. Nowadays they
have more of a recerational purpose.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_17.jpg

18.
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19.
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20. Now we enter the Kralingse Bos (Kralingse forest), a park surrounding an artificial lake. This was
constructed in the 1930's, partly by people unemployed during the crisis.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_20.jpg

21. The forest,
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22.
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23.
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24.
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25. The lake (Kralingse Plas) is located to the north of the city centre, from here you have a great
view of the skyline.
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26.
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26a. scroll >>>>>>
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27.
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28. Of course, being a Dutch city, there are also some windmills.
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29. From here we go south.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_29.jpg

30. Park Rozenburg is a small park located just to the south of the Kralinge Bos.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_30.jpg

31. An old school building.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_31.jpg

32. The Oude Dijk, further to the east this becomes the 's Gravenweg.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_32.jpg

33.
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34.
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35.
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36.
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37. Kralingen is home to the Erasmus university.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_37.jpg

38. It also has it's own football club, Excelsior.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_38.jpg

39. The start of the Maasboulevard, the mail entrance to the city from this side.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_39.jpg

40. A walk along the Maas river. The Red Apple (the tower u/c behind the big white building) is really
making a impact in the skyline.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_40.jpg

41. The Tropicana swiming pool (don't go there).
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_41.jpg

42.
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43. An older bulding at the Boerengat (an inner harbour).
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_43.jpg

44. Red Apple under construction.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_44.jpg

45. The Boerengat again.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_45.jpg

46. The Oostplein, there are plans to buld a tower on top of the building to the right. However, this is the
only building so close to the city centre on this side to have survived the 1940 bombing, so a lot of people
don't like that plan.
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_46.jpg

47. The Oostzedijk (eastern sea dike, not a sea dike anymore).
http://www.debaser.nl/pics/RK/RK_47.jpg

48. The Slaak.
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49. And back to start.
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