This city was destroyed during WWII and has been completely rebuilt. In most towns we have been able to see numerous church steeples. Not here, we just heard them on Sunday morning. Wonderful bells from numerous churches created a soothing atmosphere as we walked. Great (sometimes weird) modern architecture, good public transportation, bike lanes and wide sidewalks. Bikes everywhere ridden by old and young, but not a helmet in sight. Ships and the longest canal boats stay in the channel, but small pleasure craft, water taxi, and smaller narrow canal boats zip in and out the numerous canals and under the shortest bridges with inches to spare. The small amount of cars was amazing. These people are fit. They walk and bike everywhere. Nice parks, museums and green spaces. Lots of water, ponds, streams, etc. so there are birds and water fowl everywhere. We enjoyed the sunset as we left Rotterdam cruising the 30km to the sea past the huge flood gates and the industrial port. It is one of the largest ports in the world and one of the busiest. It appears they dug the wetlands into channels and piers – miles and miles of industrial lands with water access and windmills.
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