Lukes journal:
We arrived in the Netherlands just after sunrise this morning. I slept in the business class seats, but Eric was up catching up on something he called "
the Newsroom". He was very tired when we landed.
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| "I amsterdam" |
The airport is near Amsterdam, but we boarded a train to go to Rotterdam immediately. Eric was tired and did not take pictures of the train.
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| Old boats in one of the many harbors. Harbors are more common than parking lots. |
The
Netherlands (Holland) is a country that is mostly at or below sea level. That means there are many canals used to travel around.
To go to the office with Eric we had to take a "waterbus". The boats we passed were loaded with containers just like trains back home.
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| We'll take the next Waterbus |
The buildings here are really cool. The Dutch have interesting designs for their buildings and bridges. The city is a mix of old with new styles. Very modern buildings are often right next to buildings that are very very old.
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| The Erasmusbrug (Erasmus Bridge) very cool suspension bridge design |
The Netherlands are in the North Western part of Europe, but they also have very many Asian roots. This is because of the long history the country has of Colonialism. In fact Eric has many family members in Holland. Many of whom have been there for 40 or more years. Eric's family is originally from Indonesia, so Eric really likes Indonesian food. We stopped in many places looking for some. Here is one example.
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| Lounging with Ganesh at an Asian fusion restaurant |
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| Dinner was rice with Rendang (Indonesian) and Pork Belly in Soy sauce (Thai) |
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