No cycling today. A long walk around the waterfront and city centre instead. But first I wanted to check my bike was still secured to the railing at the rear of the hotel. All good!
No point in walking where I went yesterday so I headed in a different direction passing this church. I've noticed most of the churches in northern Belgium and the Netherlands have this tulip shape to the steeple.
I finally managed to get a reasonable photo of these cargo bikes I've seen throughout Belgium and the Netherlands. Mum or dad taking the two little ones shopping. And if it's raining they have a cover.
Rotterdam appears to have a reasonably extensive light rail system. Most of the trams are very modern but they have obviously kept several heritage units.
I did wonder about the building in this next photo. Does the owner actually own the land below the overhang or have they encroached onto adjacent property? If it's their land then it seems like a waste of space.
Another church. This one is likely eastern orthodox with the crooked cross on the top. A look online tells me it's the Alexander Nevskikerk. A Russian Orthodox Church.
My route took me past Rotterdam's Central Railway Station where I couldn't resist taking a photo of one of the bike storage zones.
Being a bike mechanic in Holland definitely has job security!
I didn't think this next building is a church..
My body is starting to crave vegetables and in the evening I went for another walk looking for a cheap restaurant. I didn't want fast food or middle eastern. Eventually I found a place and had a reasonable meal.
As I was returning to my room it started to rain. If this happens tomorrow it will be an interesting day. My latest check out time is 11am and the ferry check in time is 5pm. It's a two hour ride. Probably less at the speed I ride. I'll need to find somewhere to shelter for six hours.
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