Rotterdam, Netherlands

On December 26th we left Frankfurt with 3 other couples and drove northeast to the Netherlands.  Our first stop was the Hague Temple.  Unfortunately the website was inaccurate and the temple was closed.  We had an interesting lunch at one of the only places open on "boxing day".  After lunch we went to Rotterdam and checked into our hotel.

After checking into our hotel, we went out to explore the town.  The stores in Rotterdam were all open for boxing day.  Our first stop was the Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk.  This was a Protestant (Reformed Dutch) church.  It is the only remnant of the medieval city of Rotterdam.  Shortly after we walked in they announced that church visiting was closing.  They were preparing to have a church service.

 

 After leaving the church we saw a flock of sparrows that were flying in a interesting pattern.  After we watched the birds for a few minutes we entered the Market Hall.  This was a huge mall with many different booths with all kinds of food.

We finished checking out the Market Hall and went in search of something to eat.  On our way to a bridge we could see we saw some cube houses.  Google says they are innovative houses designed by Piet Blom.  They are based on the concept of "living as an urban roof".  They are suppose to represent an abstract forest.  There are 38 houses which are all connected.  They go over a very busy street which takes you to the waterfront.  We admired the buildings, found a restaurant, had dinner and returned to our hotel.

"Never blame anyone in your life.  Good people give you happiness.  Bad people give you experience.  Worst people give you a lesson.  And best people give you memories."  Zig Ziglar