Judohall. As you may have learned from me, my 3 kids all judo and thus I spend many a weekend in gym halls watching feet tackle legs.

It's the first of the month and todays theme is feet.
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Termeulenplein. These huge angels were advertising for a new shoe shop that was opened. Nice of him to say hi to all the Rotterdam DP readers isn't it?

Weena. The Westin Hotel claims to be the only 5 star hotel in town. Never had the need to stay there, so can't really give a review. Just for the view though, i might try to make it up to the top one day.

Shopping mall Plaza. This tribute to Brasil was made by Sandworks, where-as I learned from their website- you can also follow a workshop sand carving! Seriously.

Heemraadsingel. After the enormous lightning and stormy weather, things are quiet again and this dog and his owner were appreciating the sunny afternoon.

Binnerotte. The financial crisis apparently doesnot affect us all.

Beursplein. Delivering the new flower pots downtown.

We've had splendid weather this past weekend but I wasn't able to make one single photo for the coming week. I was locked up in a gymhall. For good reasons though; here you see my eldest son holding up the first prize he won (at the judo tournament.

Kralingse Bos, don't know where to go to on your lazy Sunday? This pancake restaurant is opened each and every day of the year!

Conradstraat. I've seen some pretty cool reflections on other sites recently and am glad i can share this one with you. You see part of the building works for the new Central Station and the big towers of an insurance company that have been in this blog before .

Crooswijkesingel. On the former Heineken brewery Oscar Wilde says: most people are other people.
Honestly, I don't have a clue.

Noordplein. 4000 M2 of cooking utensils, books, cutlery, pots and pans, stoves, coffee machines and approriate beans to go with it, chefs knives. You name. Kookpunt (Boiling Point) has it. There's an online shop too! Seriously dangerous for my wallet these shops.

Blaak. Right next to the present market a covered market area is being built. The whole area is quite a mess and the bike garage (bike=fiets) isnot working anymore either.

Rottebandreef, golf club "De Hooge Bergsche" On their site it says the greenfee on working days is 50 euro (about 70 dollar). Is that expensive?

Binnerotte. Market today! Olives, fresh mint, grape fruits, peaches. Seriously i couldn't think of anything you couldn't buy on the market.

Terbregse Rechter Rottekade. Is your garden spring proof?

Sadly, the rate of suicidal bikes have gone fairly up recently.

Delftse Vaart, chocolaterie De Bonte Koe (the coloured cow) has opened its 3rd shop in Rotterdam. I once took a workshop there and took home about a pound of self prepared bonbons. Which lasted about 2 days.

Westerkade, view on the Emerald Princess that docked here yesterday and apparently left Ford Lauderdale april 29th. What a huge building this ship is. Have you ever been on a cruise?

Mathenesserlaan.These are the shadows from the same bridge as yesterday.

Peeping through the Mathenesserbrug onto the Heemraadsingel.

Meent, setting up the flower stand.

Delftse Vaart, De Bonte Koe. I am not going to argue about whether you should buy something today or not. But I sure wouldn't mind receiving anything like this (hint, hint)

Mariniersweg. Wildlife & The City.

Outdoor valley. Is this the way the Dutch cut back sosts in times of crisis? Who knows, but this tipi and oil lamp are sure ready for some sun again.

Hoogstraat, view from inside the library looking at the spot (about where that car is) where I took yesterdays photo. The green glass thing is the WTC and on the right with the white tower is the Laurens church.

Hoogstraat. The central library and the residential building known as the pencil beside it.

I don't know about you, but in my house my cats rule; this is how I found my bedroom yesterday. Today we celebrate Liberation day in the Netherlands. There are festivals and there is music and joy. These cats (the brother in the back with his 2 sisters) celebrate their 3rd birthday.

Corner Veerhaven/Calandstraat, Lloyd monument. Today is Memorial Day and this monument remembers the employees of the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd (shipping organisation) that were killed during their work at see in WWII. At 8 pm everyone will stop what they are doing for 2 minutes to honour and remember those who gave their lifes for our freedom.

View from the Beukelsbrug onto the Euromast.

Meent. Some good people having a drink next to café Pol.

Todays theme is shadows and I have been thinking about the street underneath for a while.
If you translate the street it would be Shooting lane and the poem from Rien Vroegindeweij says: The summer shoots with a ray of light trough the lane as through a window that is open.
The winter shuts it.

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