During the October holidays last year we spent a week in Belgium, but we did have a day in Rotterdam while we were staying in Brussels. I had wanted to visit Rotterdam for a while now mainly to see the amazing Cube houses, but also as there is lots of great modern architecture too.
These Cube houses were designed by the Dutch architect Piet Blom in the 1970s, there are 38 in total and one is open to the public. Of course I had to go and check it out, it was really very interesting but not sure I could live in one though. There is not so much space in these houses, which is due to the shape of the buildings. If you get the chance to visit Rotterdam definitely try to visit them!
We also visited Defthaven and it is lovely part of the city with lots of buildings and a canal passing through. We wondered around for a bit before heading back into the centre. We then decided to go to the Euromast tower, there was a long queue but finally we got up. The view is quite amazing, the seating area turns 360 degrees so you can see the whole view.
So it finally remained time left to head back to the train to catch our train back to Brussels and a great day in Rotterdam.
This weekend Alessio and I are going to visit Riga, Latvia. It will be the first time visit for us and am looking forward to seeing this lovely city!
