(To be fair, Rotterdam is technically a city but for the sake of the series, it'll be a town. Plus, the debate between what's called a town and what's called a city will be endless) 

Hey guys!

On a very Saturday I decided to go to Rotterdam. People say it's ugly - a concrete jungle very different from other typical Dutch cities. It was destroyed during the war so they had to rebuild this commerce city famous for its Europort, the supposed biggest port in Europe. I had to see it myself.

After reading some sites about Rotterdam, I decided to not go to central but to Rotterdam Blaak. As soon as you surfaced from the train station, you'll see the cube house. The cube house is designed by architect Piet Blom and wanted it to look like an urban forest. It was quite odd but it might be interesting to see from the inside.

Very near it it, you'll see Markhal, the biggest indoor market space and office area. You can miss it sicne it is very, very eye catching. It looks like an tent of the future. Plus, in front of Markthal, you can still see the traditional pop-up market by local sellers. There I got these donuts (at 10 am in the morning - no regrets) at the American Donut. It's about EUR 4 and you have to pay cash. There's a cash machine in Albert Heijn on the basement.




 Outside of Markthal, there's this Poffertjessalon Seth to get some coffee and waffle with slagroom and sugar. I loved this place. It was very affordable and it has a very rustic, classic interior. We sat on one of the wooden booth and you'll see older couples drinking coffee and eating sweets - how romantic!




Not too far from Rotterdam Blaak is the Maritime Museum. Compared to the one in Amsterdam, this one showcases the modern maritime era and how Rotterdam became a huge port. It was quite small but very interesting to see. There's a command center room where you can manage ships - or at least that's what I thought it was. It has a special exhibit on houseboats as it is a very Dutch way of living. If you have a Museumkaart, this one is worth seeing.