Rotterdam

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Originally uploaded by radix999

So today we went to Rotterdam and what an amazing city.

We decided to do a Harbour Tour with Spiro first - and got some amazing shots of the port and ships in the area - also got some photos of the dry docks and lots and lots of containers. I can now see where de_rotterdam came from! :)

After that we wandered up through the streets to Euromast - this is a 185m high mast that sits above the city and I climbed it eagerly. Yumi got up midway (about 95m) - but was too scared to try the Euroscoop which lifts you up to the very top and spins around so you get a full panorama view of the top. Awesome view and I took a couple of 360' panoramas I hope to stitch together sometime.

We then wandered up the streets and enjoyed the Dance Parade they had going on that day - with heaps of trucks, loud music and people dancing on the trucks as they made their way through the city. Was pretty cool to see.
Lastly, we made our way to the Kube houses - a set of crazy houses made from tilted cubes!

After this we just wandered around for a bit more before heading back - more than a bit sunburnt unfortunately (well, me anyway - Yumi was fine)

Off to Amsterdam to join our tour today - so no idea when I'll get a chance to post more photos or blog!