Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Rotto

Rotterdam is the second city that we can see ourselves living in...(we felt this way about Golders Green too)...

Crazy cool art and architecture




































Zalm sandwich and kroketten (think fried gravy ball, spread on toast)












Stainless steel skate park, an award winning public space in the center of town









Lesley's pointing at the slide rail installed on park benches









Rotto is the same size as Seattle (@600,000), and has a tram, metro, buses, bike paths, and a well-signed walking rotterdam path that takes you all over without having to think about it. People are out and about all day and night. It's a diverse new city, almost entirely rebuilt after WWII and with over half the population from outside the Netherlands.



























Our home in Rotterdam, the Room hostel

2 comments:

barndi said...

I love the cop-on-wall. What was it made of? And rails on the bench??? What a way to embrace the youth & culture while preserving the status quo, instead of making it a misdemeanor... US has lots to learn.

Christine said...

GRAVY BALL!!! wow. Love LOVE all the food pics and notes. This will all make its way into our non-profit restaurant...

love you guys, this is the best. I am only two posts in and feeling thrilled already.

Will I see the coats?