Today was our last day in the country, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it was an uneventful one. Today’s trip revolved entirely around taking a day trip to The Hague, the political capital of the Netherlands. This city is home to all other countries’ embassies as well as the most important buildings…
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Day 10: There’s a Chicken on the Roof
Today was our first chance where we really got a chance to go into the heart of Rotterdam and see what it was like. We started our day with a visit to the Dakkaker Roof Garden. This building is famous for its massive rooftop garden that is home to many different types of leafy vegetables….
Day 7: No, not the cheese
Today, we took a day trip out to Münster, Germany, taking a day to step out of The Netherlands. Walking through the city center, there were old churches, detailed buildings, and narrow streets that felt similar to some of the older Amsterdam towns we had already visited. Münster is known for its role in the…
Day 9: Dikes > Dams
Today, I may have seen the most advanced form of engineering I have seen in my entire life. We took a trip to Deltaworks today, which is the Dutch dike project to protect against flooding. In 1952, there was a devastating storm where water rose 4.2 meters above sea level and flooded a large portion…
Day 8: Flying Cows
Today was our first full day in the city of Rotterdam. After a hearty hotel breakfast, we headed over to the infamous floating farm in the city. Here, the farmhouses are 30 different cows as well as various small crops in a vertical garden on their sublevel, and even a cheese factory within the establishment….
Day 6: Berries and Batavierenrace
I hope I can one day see a Dutch person in Pittsburgh and see how they react to cardiac hill. I find it very funny that, due to the flatness of the country in its entirety, a small incline can create so much chaos. Today we started the day with a trip to the city…
Day 5: It’s Feeling Breezy
Day 5 was very windy to say the least. Beginning the day with a brief lecture on the exact physics components of windmills. We were taught the difference in stylistic choices of windmills, why they are placed where they are, and the equations used to calculate both the energy input and output. I didn’t know…
Day 4: Time for Twente!
With the earliest morning of the trip thus far, the voyage to Enschede was one full of people sleeping on the bus. Once we arrived, though, that all changed. We landed at the University of Twente(UT) early that morning. Quickly, we got into a tour where we were able to see the entire campus from…
Day 3: Who Cut The Cheese?
This morning began with an early trip to Zaanse Schans, a historic Dutch village known for its authentic windmills and picturesque houses. We spent the morning slowly exploring everything the town had to offer. With its traditional windmills, canal islands inhabited by goats, and countless small bridges, the village felt almost like something out of…
Day 2: Walking on Water
Day 2 sits on my podium as my favorite day so far. Waking up early in the morning to go see what the Netherlands is most known for, their Tulip fields, was more than just a sight to see. Tulip fields that went on for miles and miles, layering the ground with different colors, was…
Day 1: Jeans and Scenes
After a full night’s rest, we were able to have a much more productive day. Starting the day off with a scavenger hunt around Amsterdam was a fun way to have us run around the city, using clues to learn more about their culture and get to absorb more of the amazing views the city…