Today is was my last real day in Europe; the entirety of tomorrow will be consumed by travel. So I tried to make the most of the day even with the wind and rain outside. I started the day with another delicious croissant and yogurt from a great little grocery store in the central train station. This grocery store was better than my neighborhood grocery, and that’s impressive considering it is half the size. After eating my breakfast on a park bench I headed over to the Netherlands Architecture Institute. I was hopping for a particularly good show since this year the city of Rotterdam was celebrating its distinctive architecture. But in the end I was unimpressed with their exhibit on living in the lowlands, and a temporary exhibit on photography of architecture. More impressive than the NAI was the Sonneveld house next door. I will just copy directly from the brochure “The Sonneveld House is one of he best surviving examples of a residence build in the “Nieuwe Bouwen” style, and has been fully returned to its original state of 1933. Ever room is suffused with light. The large number of doors leading to the garden and the balconies allow an intensive use of the outside. The house is build entirely in accordance with the motto of the “Nieuwe Bouwen” style” light, air and space.” Essentially I would love to live in this house:











In the afternoon I took a harbor tour that focused on architecture. It was a nice backdrop for my lunch- a kass broobje from a local café, and a Heineken and chips bought on the boat.



For dinner I ate at a great restaurant just a block from my hotel. I had stuffed gnocchi for the first time, the gnocchi were ping-pong sized and filled with melted cheese and pesto. For dessert I ordered the lemon meringue, and got something I was not expecting at all. A banana bread base, with a creamy lemon gelatin top, it was strange, yet delicious.