{"id":8112,"date":"2014-09-10T02:05:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T06:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=8112"},"modified":"2014-09-04T05:09:33","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T09:09:33","slug":"city-of-the-future-rotterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/city-of-the-future-rotterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"City of the Future: Rotterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Terminus<\/a>
Terminus of Rotterdam<\/a>‘s number 7 tram near the very Dutch sounding Tulip Inn. Lumix LX7 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I visited Rotterdam for an afternoon and evening. This is considered The Netherland’s architechtural capital and certainly features a wide variety of unusual modern buildings.<\/p>\n

Rotterdam had been left in ruins after the Second World War, and over the last seven decades has been rebuilt in a style unlike any place else I\u2019ve even seen. For me, its next closest cousin is Toyko, and that\u2019s a bit of a stretch.<\/p>\n

\"Lego-land<\/a>
Lego-land on steroids!
Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The famed Cube House<\/a>, which allows you to wander into an Escher-like setting. Lumix LX7 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"RET<\/a>
RET train passing below the Cube House. Lumix LX7 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A burst of sun illuminates at tram paused at a waterfront station. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Trams<\/a>
Trams with skyscrapers, Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"What<\/a>
What better way to see a city? Rotterdams trams are clean and feature large windows. Lumix LX7 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The city has an excellent modern tram system, a stunning underground metro, and world-class railway connections.<\/p>\n

The city revolves around the port, is one of the busiest in Europe, and a central focus of much of the water-front architecture.<\/p>\n

I found it an intriguing place to make photographs. My regret was that my visit was so short. My three cameras were kept busy through my wanderings.<\/p>\n

\"Lumix<\/a>
Lumix LX7 photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Erasmusbrug,<\/a>
Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Containers<\/a>
Containers outbound at Erasmusbrug, Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Tram<\/a>
Tram pan in central Rotterdam. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"RET<\/a>
RET number 8 tram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Number<\/a>
Number 7 tram terminus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow! Rotterdam Centraal\u2014one of Europe’s newest stations.<\/span><\/p>\n

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