We arrived by train to Rotterdam this morning. The weather was cloudy but with no rain, so it was great. One of the first intersting building we saw was this cinema cladded with corrugated metal. Check out the big bulletin!



The city was bombed in the second world war. As a result, many of the buildings are relatively new. Old brick shophouses that are so common in Delft and parts of Amsterdam are a rare site in this city. Instead, we find tall sky scrapers by famous architects like Renzo Piano, Foster & Partners, and MVRDV... Somehow, the Dutch liked gravity-defying cantilevers, like those pictured below...








Renzo Piano's KPN Telecom building with its characteristic slanting facade with blinking lights, supported by a lone convex shaped pillar. Check out Craig at the end of the advertisement pasted along the glass walls of the building's reception hall.




Designed by UN Studios, the Erasmus bridge is easily amongst the most iconic bridges in Rotterdam. We were all wondering if it was designed by Calatrava, due to the resemblance of it to his works. Well, we could also tell it apart as Calatrava's works are almost certainly more... graceful, for lack of a better word. Still, an engineering marvel nonetheless. Reminds me of P3... Sigh... P3... Sigh......

Elita bought a pair of 219 Euros boots, as the rest of us waited patiently for her to find the right size. 219 Euros!!! You know how much Transformers that can buy???

Myself, Margo and Elita. Margo is Craig's childhood friend living in Rotterdam who has kindly offered to drive us around. It would have been impossible to visit so many places withing a day if she hadn't been our tour guide. Thanks Margo!!! As a token of appreciation, I photoshopped a photo... as seen below: