Rotterdam, trams, canals, museums, Netherlands

Starting out at the Rotterdam train station, which is where you would probably be arriving when you come to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. There's an excellent Tourist Information counter here where you can get a lot of good advice about the main sites you want to see in your visit.
The tram station out front is quite active with eight different tramlines running through it. You'll quickly reach anywhere in town from the central station.
There are very modern buildings in Rotterdam, and they are well planned with apartments in the downtown area and some parks and you've got the idyllic waterfront with the boat traffic and the apartments around it.
There is a culture history museum. There's an excellent art museum. And that's where we are heading soon in the program, show you a couple of fine museums.
First we walk along Westersingel canal, with parks along the banks of the canal, you've got some ducks quacking by and also it's an outdoor sculpture garden with fountains and benches and a wide promenade that makes for very easy and pleasant walking.
Then we visit a great museum, Boymans van Beuningen, which is one of the major art museums in the Netherlands, an amazing collection that spans from the Renaissance and earlier right up through modern design.
Then, the museum we are heading for next is all about people and culture history called the World Museum and English, or in Dutch, the name is Wereldmuseum.
The city population is 640,000 making it second largest after Amsterdam, but if you include the greater metropolitan area extending to the Hague, population totals 2.5 million. Rotterdam has got 38 skyscrapers and 352 high-rises with many more skyscrapers coming up soon.
There are nine different tramlines operating in Rotterdam, making this a very convenient way to get around, and they are thoroughly modernized. Although, in their beginnings, they were founded in 1878 as horse-drawn trams. In 1904 the first electric trams began service and gradually the horse wagons were phased out. By 1906 there was already five electric tramlines operating and then four more lines began in the next four years. The last horse cars stopped running by 1925. The maximum extent of Rotterdam's tramway network was 25 lines, which was reached in 1930.
Throughout the main cities of Europe, there has been a similar history of trams developing from horse to electric, and then declining, and in recent years, a resurgence in popularity of the system. Currently 40 different Dutch cities have operating tram systems, but only two have metros, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

[vankuipland]

A lot of European cities/ towns have a history relating to WW2 and Rotterdam is no exception. As a 5 year old ( 1953 ) my Mother took me to see a bronze sculpture called “ De Verwoeste Stad “ ( The Destroyed City ) by the artist Ossip Zadkine . It is a pungent reminder of a beautiful city that had its heart torn from it on 14 may 1940 by a people that were regarded as friends. My mother explained to me the meaning of that statue and I just stood there and slowly it became apparent . “ Lest we forget “ The city of my birth ! Good to see it’s heart in a better shape again ! Greetings from New Zealand.

[hermandesterke]

I grew up in this town and left in 1960. Nice to a see it's new face.

[ruthtesfay]

I lived Rotterdam motor my life I live now in Birmingham
uk still can't believe how Birmingham is comparing is lovely place and very organised. x

[CityWalks]

Another interesting tour. Well done. Thanks so much for putting this together. -Henry

[vladolaf]

I love that there aren’t many supertall buildings in Europe. Instead, Europe focuses on urban planning and liveability. Great job, Europe! Sincerely, an Asian living in Asia.

[talijah]

Rotterdam is the most modern city in Europe, I don't think anyone can dispute that.

[WegrennerX]

I am from Rotterdam. I love my city and I liked your vid!

[t.mijnnaam]

There are only four Dutch cities with a tram but several municipalities are connected to these cities: Amsterdam (GVB), Den Haag (HTM), Rotterdam (RET), Utrecht (U-OV).

[cyclingchantal]

Kop van Zuid is also highly recommended to visit. You will find Hotel New York, which was used as starting point for the Holland-America cruise line. Also Het Nationaal Fotomuseum (our national photography museum) is around the corner.

[freudsigmund]

0:14 in case anyone wonders, the orange building is a prison 🧐

[rajeshkumar-nqmx]

I was in last week's .in this beutyful city Rotterdam .. it's clean and green..i love the Tram system .

[alisab]

Another great video! We appreciate your series on Rotterdam, since we've decided to base there and Leiden instead of Amsterdam for our upcoming trip. We like the way you choose hotels of high quality with close access to the train station. Since hotels are the major expense of a European trip for us, finding the right place to stay is important. We love the way you've shown transportation links, museums, a few restaurants, etc. - all the things that a tourist needs to plan a trip! Thank you!

[eriangelino]

Great clip. I learned immensely from your perspective of taking pictures.

[Herliyan]

Thanks for sharing this best video in Rotterdam city where my daughter took undergraduate program at Erasmus University. So I could retrace my foot print back to 2016-2019. Bravo👏👏👏

[LouGreen-vdov]

Your videos are the best!! Thank you so much for taking us along!!!

[neriop]

Thanks for your videos are always interesting and helpful and ...your english its easy to follow and understand..

[arthurhagen]

De beurstraverse :) Dat is De Koopgoot! The sales gutter :)

[juanitaaarts-gomez]

Thank you very much for this video. I was born there and in a couple of months I will be visiting the city for the first time in over 40 years. Your video has been extremely helpful and just full of information.

[Blackadder]

I used to go here almost every month by train, because my parents lived nearby, exit the train station, walk to the tram or subway ( I am sure you can go directly to the subway, but I preferred the longer route outdoors because I liked to see the skyline) Buy a snack and then the last bit towards my parents. If I felt really fancy I could even take a boat for a part of the route.

Sadly they moved to the east of the country and now I just visit them by car...

[stepheng]

Just come back from our second stay in this city. Lots to see and it has a lovely atmosphere. Also it is a great location for a base in order to explore Den Haag, Delft and Gouda. You can now also take the metro to the Hoek van Holland beach