With no tour today, we set out on our own. We walked along the water. It was very serene and lovely, a stark
contrast to our day in Amsterdam. There were lots of bikes, but all being
ridden politely. We crossed several
bridges on our walk.
We found the
beautiful Laurenskirk, built in 1620 but destroyed in 1940 during the war. It was rebuilt in 1952, and now has exhibits
of artifacts from the first church.
We then went to the Mart, an amazing building with
apartments draped over a tall arching structure. Inside is a huge market, reminiscent of Pike
Place in Seattle.
My personal favorite was the cannoli shop.
We had
lunch at the Mart and then made our way back to the ship. On our way out of the Port
of Rotterdam we passed the MS
Rotterdam V, our predecessor. It lives permanently in Rotterdam.
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