Rotterdam Netherlands

Photos taken May-Jun 2009.

1. Skyline.


2. Euromast observation tower from 1960, in 1970 a gyrotower (you find them in amusement parks world wide) was added to the top.


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6. Local shopping street in de Zevenkamp district.


7. Houses in the new Nesselande district.


8. Beach at the artifical-created 'Zevenhuizerplas' lake.


9. The up to 165 feet (50 meters) deep lake was created by dredging to mine sand for building site preparation of the surrounding areas.


10. Convenience shop vending machine.



Others taken over the last few years.

11. Cube houses.


12. Each cube is a single house with several levels.


13. The complex has two megacubes (not on photos), one of which recently opened as youth hostel.


14. Jackie Chan slided down the side of this building in his movie 'Who Am I'.


15. Erasmus Bridge in the fog.


16. Taxi!


17. World Port Center building and Erasmus Bridge at dusk.


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19. Delftse Poort building and Millennium Tower in fog.


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25. Cyclist dwarfed by the gigantic Erasmus Bridge's pylon.


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