All photos taken Apr and June 2010.
Hoek van Holland
A separate district of Rotterdam at the North Sea, with a population of 9,000.
1. Entrance to the Port of Rotterdam.
2. Get your fries with mayonnaise here.
3. Cars are not allowed on the beach but this was a special event for 4WD owners.
Cruise ship Norwegian Epic
One of world's largest cruise ships, brand new from the shipyard in France.
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Maas Tower
Visiting the Maas Tower, Netherland's tallest building (541 feet / 165 meters).
10. At the left the Montevideo residential tower and next to it Hotel New York, the former headquarters of the Holland-America Line.
11. Part of the city center, mostly residential towers in this view.
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13. Railway bridge from 1927, not in use since 1993.
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Diepeveen Building
Climbing the advert tower of the Diepeveen Building from 1930.
Source: Google StreetView.
16. Spiral staircase.
17. That city windmill didn't survive.
18. Behind the Erasmus Bridge the Maas Tower, at the right the New Orleans residential tower under construction.
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Misc.
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22. Paddle steamer 'De Majesteit' from 1926.
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24. SS Rotterdam, built in 1959 in Rotterdam as a transatlantic liner for the Holland-America Line.
25. After retirement in 2000 she was restored and now houses a hotel, restaurants and meeting facilities.
26. A water taxi passes the Erasmus Bridge.
Other Rotterdam series:
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Jul 2009 |
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