On Saturday 20th, my roommate, our Brazilian neighbour and me visited Rotterdam and Delft (the first was my roommate’s suggestion and the latter mine, so we went to both because they’re close to each other).

So, we left from Amsterdam (”dam on the Amstel”) and, after an hour-train trip, we’re in Rotterdam ( “dam on the Rotte”), the second-most-crowded city of the Netherlands, the second-largest harbour in the World and the unfortunately bombed city by the Nazis on 14th May 1940.

Since the day was sunny (but too chilly!) the first we did, once we had grabbed a tourist-map, was walk up to Euromast (185m), take the lift up to the 150m height terrace and enjoy the views while taking many photos.

But the best had still to come: the rotatory glass-lift that raises for 30m more from the terrace!!. A nice way to enjoy the views!. I would say that’s the second best thing I found in Rotterdam.

After walking to the center and eating we found what I (modestly) think is the best one there: een Kubuswoning (the Cube Houses).

They’re amazing!! I don’t know how living there is like but the outside is really nice.

Moreover, when we walked around them we discovered that there’s a kind of pedestrian street that goes “under” them. Then, we realized that there many more cubes than simply those seen from the main street. For a moment it seems that you’re in the middle of a huge “cubic-shaped mushrooms’ forest“.

By the way, why are they so less known?? I mean, I don’t think the city has much worth to see that these amazing houses and the views from Euromast…

Anyway, we left Rotterdam in the begginning of the afternoon in order to spend a couple of day-light hours in Delft.

I wanted to go there because I remember that in the History of Art’s class book there was a painting called “Gezicht op Delft“ (View of Delft) painted by Vermeer.

The old town is nice to visit, specially its Grote Markt, almost as beautiful as Haarlem’s one.

Once it was dark we had a (delicious!) hot chocolate in a cosy bar. There ended our day trip, nice enough to forget for a while about what is coming: exams’ period.

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