Today was our final day of the Plus 3 Netherlands trip, fortunately we ended on an interesting note. Unfortunately, though, we have to leave the beautiful country of the Netherlands. I can only think too that the good weather on this trip was brought by our group and now that we are leaving it has…
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Day 11: Urban Planning and The Hague
Today is the penultimate day of my trip here in the Netherlands, which sadly means this is also my second-to-last blog post. Today was a very interesting day that changed my perspective on how cities are created and managed. I also had the pleasure of visiting The Hague, another city in the Netherlands. We ventured…
Day 10: A Staunch Defense
Today was another day when we drove away from Rotterdam. I woke up early around 7 so that I could get ready and eat breakfast. This morning, the breakfast area was flooded with a new and much larger group of French students at the hotel. I was able to eat breakfast, and then we settled…
Day 9: Come Fly With Me, Let’s Fly, Let’s Fly Away
Today we took a short train ride into the city of Delft. Delft was described to us as a smaller Amsterdam, and it certainly made sense. With smaller scale canals, ornate churches and tightly packed buildings with store houses it was very similar. Our real plan for our visit in Delft was to go to…
Day 8: Take Me Down to the Riptide
Today was a glorious day, filled with both sleep and a trip to a fascinating museum about the flood of 1953 in the Netherlands and flood control today. The day started with a sleep-in until 11 am, after which we searched for breakfast. A short four-minute walk to a small cafe proved to be a…
Day 7: Sunny Days in Rotterdam
Today was our first official day in Rotterdam; however, it was not spent in Rotterdam. After an early breakfast at 7, we hopped on a bus for a pleasant one-and-a-half-hour ride. For most of us, this bus ride was a great opportunity to catch up on some sleep. When we arrived at our destination, the…
Day 6: Say Cheese
This morning, we left the hotel in Amsterdam and made our way towards Rotterdam. Before arriving in Rotterdam, though, we made a stop at Zaanse Schans, a small neighborhood in Zaandam. We had the opportunity to explore this typical Dutch town and its magnificent windmills. There were many shops here, as well as farm animals…
Day 4: My Chemical Bromance
Today, we once again woke up early to drive an hour and a half to Nouryon. Nouryon is a company that creates chemical compounds used in a variety of markets, ranging from home and self-care to natural resources, mining, and materials. The company was founded in 1883 when two men realized they could use organic…
Day 3: And On That Farm, They Had Some Tulips, ee-i-ee-i-o
Today, we had a very early morning as we had to meet at six to witness the peak of the flower auctions at Royal Flora Holland. This large warehouse, spanning the area of 200 football fields, was a marvel of logistics. The facility, which sells and exports an average of 20 million flowers a day,…
Day 2: Cacao & Spice and Everything Nice
Today following a very restful sleep we embarked upon day two of our journey in the Netherlands. We began by eating a quite tasty breakfast to prepare for our long day of walking and activities. First, we took an hour-long canal cruise that gave us insight into early Amsterdam and the houses that lined the…
Day 1: Getting Our Steps In
Today was our first day in Amsterdam, our arrival which followed a layover in Boston and a seven-hour flight to the Netherlands seems much quicker now. I was determined to follow my own personal strategy to avoid jet lag, which is to not sleep at all until this night. I believe so far, I’m in…
Introduction – Cole Milardo
Hi everyone! My name is Cole Milardo and I am currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh. I am studying marketing and supply chain management in the College of Business Administration. I am from Avon, Connecticut and have lived in Connecticut my whole life. I have an older brother Anthony, who is a junior…