Rotterdam!

So, the next day, we decided to explore Rotterdam. We brought along Amy, the girlfriend of another Erasmus guy. We met up around 10, and had a few places on our list to explore; specifically, the World Museum and Schoonord Park (the secret park). First, we had to go back to Paddy Muprhy's because Maggie lost her camera. Unfortunately, we didn't find it. Then, the World Museum was closed (and will be till 2010) for renovations. Luckily, we found the Natural History Museum. That was interesting because everything was in Dutch... and sometimes you just don't know what things are. For example:



We had a lot of fun pretending that was a liopleurodon, showing us the way to candy mountain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5im0Ssyyus) but it's just a dolphin. We were disappointed, lol.

Schoonord was pretty, but since it was March, nothing was really in bloom. I took a few good pictures of ducks and birds, but nothing really worth posting. Then we went to the Euromast!



It's nice that you don't really have to climb it. You just take the lift up to the observation deck. Then, you go outside and climb up a flight or two so you can catch another lift. This one has 360 degree views, and holes in the floor. It takes you all the way to the top, and then rotates as it comes back down so you can see all of Rotterdam. In the souvenir shop, I bought a button that says "Euro Must."

After that we spent an hour or two chatting at a cafe, and walking around the nearby parks. Amy headed back to campus while Maggie, Bets and I waited for Tim. Tonight was the big night: De Pannenkoekenboot!! Tim was cutting it close. While we waited, a family asked me to take wedding pictures, and the bride gave me her bouquet as a thank you. She said the other girls wouldn't let her toss it to them. Pancakes in Holland are very different from pancakes at home. But they are yummy. Apparently "all you can eat" = 2.




That's my dessert pancake. Yum!


Sunset over Rotterdam