My place. My son eating an oliebol. An oliebol is a traditional Dutch food. Oliebollen (literally oil balls) are traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve and at funfairs.
Oliebollen are a variety of dumpling made by using two spoons to scoop a certain amount of dough and dropping the dough into a deep fryer filled with hot oil. In this way, a sphere-shaped oliebol emerges.
The dough is made from flour, eggs, yeast, some salt, milk, baking powder and usually sultanas, currants, raisins and sometimes apple pieces and zest or succade. The dough needs time to rise for at least an hour. Oliebollen are usually served with powdered sugar.

Burg. Meineszlaan. These people are queuing for the best oliebollen of the Netherlands. If you have no idea what an oliebol is, come back tomorrow!

Duyststraat. A very old street where the steam-tram once used to run.

Meent. Flowers to brighten up the day.

Mathenesserdijk. There is a lot of renovation going on in this street and the whole neighborhood is trying to raise it self from the misery in the 80-ies and 90-ies of the former century.

Davidsstraat. Hope you haven't eaten too much yesterday. In the Netherlands we'll continue with Christmas btw. We have another day for the in-laws.

Beursplein. Occupy Rotterdam is still standing and hopes someday you will join them. Merry Christmas to all of you!

Weena. "Driving Home for Christmas" is a single written by Chris Rea and released in December 1988 as a non-album single. The song peaked at #53 in the UK Single Chart in 1988, and re-entered the chart in 2007, peaking at #33. In 2000, Michael Ball released a version of the song for the album Christmas. In 2009, twenty-one years after the song was first released, an original video was made in aid of Shelter; all proceeds were donated to the charity.

Koopgoot. Christmas shopping.

Beukelsdijk. The days are beginning to lenghten again. Yah!

Stadhoudersweg. A grey day. Hope yours is better.

Jan Kruijffstraat. Near the subway station and the biological store a statue that even I was too ashamed of taking a photo straight ahead. Trust me.

Nieuwemarkt. Getting together for a cup of coffee.

Karel Doormanstraat. I really like the new street lights the city council has hung up. They are original and ooze creativity.

Wilgenlaan. Called like that for a reason.

Botersloot. One of the statues belonging to the Virgin of Holland.

The parking lot of the Zoo almost empty after a shower.

Pannekoekstraat. Brasserie Pierre serves nice little dishes and I saw on their site every first sunday of the month offert live music as well.

Allard Piersonstraat. Mid december but not a hint of snow in sight. There is a very severe winter predicted and I am probably forsaking the gods, but sofar not even a remote indication.

Coolsingel. I have tried to find something about this artist or even collection but alas.

Beukelsdijk. The (hail)showers make for an interesting sky.

Straatweg. Hiding behind mum's cuddly back.

View on the SS-Rotterdam during the sunset. Credits to Theo Serraarens!

Bergweg against the light.

Strevelsweg. My husband needed new flights the other day and that's how we ended up in this
specialized darts shop. I have never seen that many shafts, flights, sports prices in one single shop.

Gordelweg. Houseboats during a quiet winterday.

Erasmusbrug. It's Sinterklaas today and although a lot of people celebrated this weekend already, I am pretty sure all his horses have to work tonight to bring the presents to the children.

Westblaak. It's getting colder and I thought it was really thoughtful someone had put a scarf around one of the men's necks at this statue by Kees Verkade.

Weena Men@work under high pressure because when they take to long, the trams cannot pass and everything jams and stops in the city.

Maastunnel. The waste disposal ovens are no longer in funtion as I have learned recently. I wonder what they use the plant for now.

Schouwburgplein. Today,being the 1st of the month, is Theme day again and today's theme is Action Shot. This is my son at the back in the cinema last week when we went to see The adventures of Tintin in 3d. Actions in more than one way.
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