I arrived in Rotterdam about a week ago with a general idea of what to expect. So no big surprises on my side. However, for those of you who haven't been to Rotterdam before, I'll do my best to describe my initial impressions so that you have a crystal clear image of what I see when I step outside...
First off, the architecture is not what you'd expect. Rotterdam got the crap bombed out of it in WWII. So many of the buildings are not super old. Thus the city is relatively modern and lacks that historic feel. Still very European though.
First off, the architecture is not what you'd expect. Rotterdam got the crap bombed out of it in WWII. So many of the buildings are not super old. Thus the city is relatively modern and lacks that historic feel. Still very European though.
Second, it's been raining. Now I do realize that it's winter; but when I say "raining", I don't mean the friendly TV-commercial kind where everyone is smiling. Plus being close to the ocean, it's frickin' windy. Basically, the rain comes down on Rotterdam's inhabitants like a French teacher on bad pronounciation (like when you don't do that 'liaison' stuff). So when you do the pretend math, it equals unhappy time outdoors as shown below:
R(ain) + W(ind) + Teeks = Time(unhappy)
Third, the Dutch are tall. And I don't mean, "hey, that guy is pretty tall." I mean, "hey those fifteen guys over there and the twelve girls over there are pretty frickin' tall!" I should clarify that when I say 'tall', I'm talking like 2.00m. Those of you with a complex about your height deficiency (unlike me) needn't worry. There are short people; however, they are jeered and laughed at...
Teeks
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