Rotterdam, NL - 2006
In mid-April 2006, Darrin headed over to Rotterdam with a good friend, Michael, from Ohio. Michael's Dutch friend Ed lives in Rotterdam now, but he was Mike's neighbor in Ohio for almost eight years. Ed travels the world setting up horticultural hydroponic grow systems - something at which the Dutch excel. Fortunately, Ed was just home from China on business, and we could stay with him at his flat in Rotterdam...
Above, you see the view on the street. The back looks out on a courtyard, off the kitchen...
Oh no! More of those terrifying European steps. Do NOT slip in the dark. A first-hand lesson in the Dutch health care system is sure to follow...
To fight jetlag, Mike and Darrin hit the Rotterdam sidewalks at around noon, strolling here and there...
There was a lot of marine action going on...
...and some pretty funky architecture, like these Cubic houses...
