Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and Arnhem
Waking up in Holland, we kept an eye open for windmills as we were sailing by.
Cruising into Rotterdam Harbour
The cruise tour of the harbour was fascinating. The port is huge! And there are is so much innovative architecture to look at. We had great weather once again for another highlight of this cruise.
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| Swan Bridge |
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| A forest of Cranes - Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe |
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| Huge drilling platform ships |
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| Docked under the red Wilemsbrug Bridge and we are an easy walk to the centre pedestrian area of Rotterdam |
Rotterdam was heavily bombed during the second world war. The city was rebuild with modern buildings and is now known for for its interesting and innovative architecture.
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| Cube Houses |
Inside the Cube Houses: 3 floors
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| Living Room and Kitchen on first floor |
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| Bedroom, Den, and Bathroom on 2nd floor |
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| Kitchen with granite island/table |
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| Sun room on top floor |
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| The 2 level outside shopping centre |
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| 3 interesting buildings - the Red stripes are really wonky and make the building look crooked |
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| "Root" lights under the bridge |
The new arched market building was very cool. The lower levels is a market and the arch consists of condo units.
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| escalators in the market |
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| Ceiling of the market |
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| market building |
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| L to R: Library, Pencil Building, and the Market arch condos |
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| Entertained on board by Dutch Folk Singers |
AMSTERDAM
We woke up in Amsterdam, tied up to our sister ship, the A-Rosa Brava. We had to cross over the other ship to get to the dock.
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| Rafting off our sister ship. |
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| Up close and personal to our neighbours |
We had a very busy day in Amsterdam and unfortunately we were only there for one day. There is so much to see in this beautiful city.
We got off the ship early in the morning to take a tram to the Rijksmuseum. We had to cross streets at rush hour and try to dodge the bicycles. Wow! - bikes were everywhere and dangerous!
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| Central Station where we caught a tram to take us to the Museum Square |
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| The 4-level bike parking garage ... and it's full |
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| Rijksmuseum |
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| Rembrandt's Night Watch (1642) |
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| Norm studying the information card for the painting |
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| Vermeer's Milkmaid (1660) |
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| 18th century fashion display |
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| Not really a good look! |
KEUKENHOF GARDENS
After lunch on the ship, we boarded our bus for the 40 minute bus ride out to Keukenhof Gardesn - a real highlight for us to see the tulips and beautiful displays
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| Tulip-Shaped Flower Bed |
An Evening in Amsterdam
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| Red Light District |
ARNHEM
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| Our ship docked under Arnhem Bridge (A Bridge Too Far) |
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| Old City Wall |
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| Having a Coffee Break after a hard morning of walking and shopping |
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| A visit with the Captain |
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| 740 Enjoying Dinner |
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| Tour Guide Walter |
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| The Captain and First Officer enjoying the summer-like weather at sunset |
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