Ascension Day/Rotterdam’s Remembrance day

Tomorrow is another day filled with events! Read on for an overview on what to do tomorrow!

The Official Program of Rotterdam’s Remembrance day:

14^th of May, next to being ascension day, is the official remembrance day of the bombardment of 1940, during the second world war. This year marks the 75^th year, enough reason for an extensive program!

Statenweg / 10.00 – 10.30: The program starts at the monument at the Statenweg, near number 147. This is the remembrance of the ultimatum given to the city. Major A. Aboutaleb will start of the day.

Laurenskerk Rotterdam/ 12.00 – 12.45: Remembrance, followed by a walk to Plein 1940

Plein 1940 / 13:00: Remembrance of the bombardment at the monument ‘The Destroyed City’ by Ossip Zadkine.

13:29-13:39 : All (church)bells will ring within the fire limit as remembrance of the duration of the bombardment.

Onderzeebootloods Heijplaat / 14.00 – 17.00: Exposition ‘The Attack’ about the may days in 1940, start of WO II.

Laurenskerk Rotterdam / 14.30 – 15.30: free entrance to the performance ‘l’Histoire du Soldat’ of Igor Stravinsky.

Hal Rotterdamse Schouwburg / 15.00 – 16.00: official handing over of the book ‘Rotterdam and the bombardment – 75 years of memories and forgotten memories’.

Museum Rotterdam ’40-45 NOW Coolhaven/ 16.30 17.30: presentation of the neon-artwork by Dick Rutten.

Binnenrotte, behind Laurenskerk / 21.00 – 24.00: fire limit run. A run following the 12 km fire limit.

Food Truck Festival

Unfortunately, the speeches of remembrance day will be held in Dutch. However, there are still enough other things to do where the language barrier won’t be an issue! One of these instances is the Food Truck Festival Trek. This Festival will take place in Rotterdam from the 14^th of May till the 17^th, after which it travels to Utrecht, Maastrich, Enschede, Nijmegen, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Amsterdam and Den Haag!

The Food Truck Festival is a free festival, paradise to all foodies. This ‘gezellige’ festival offers a wide variety of food, from sushi to sate. Not yet hungry? Don’t worry! The Festival is completed with music, live acts, shows and an overall good atmosphere!

The Food Truck Festival takes place at Vroesenpark and is open on Thursday and Friday from 14.00 – 23.00; on Saturday from 12.00 – 23.00; and on Sunday from 12.00 – 22.00.

Shopping

Do you want to do some shopping on your day off? Most stores in the city center are open from 12.00 onwards!

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Circus City Festival

This week there is a very special festival taking place in the city, fun for all ages, so perfect to take your kids to! With the city as its background and podium, the Circusstad (circus city) Festival will take place at Schouwburgplein. The whole square will be filled with multiple stands, acts, food, drinks and much much more will fill up the days from the 6^th of May until the 10^th of May.

Do you still think of dancing elephants or funny clowns when you hear about the circus? The circus city festival is a modern take on the circus! Imagine free runners, acrobats, hip-hop, dance and theatre all taking place at the same festival!

And if you feel really adventurous, you can join the act! Always wanted to swing the trapeze? Be part of a human pyramid? This festival you can!

In the evenings the acts will take place in the Luxor Theater and the Rotterdamse Schouwburg. Here as well the visitor will be surprised with multiple international acts.

Enough fun for the whole family!

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Wine bars in Rotterdam!

Last Monday I already wrote about where you can enjoy a nice beer. Of course I understand that not everybody enjoys a nice cold beer, and there actually are a lot of wine lovers. That’s why today I’ll present you a list of wine bars in the Rotterdam!

1NUL8

Probably the most well-known wine bar of the city. Located on the corner of the Meent and the Rode Zant this wine bar is literally in the middle of the city. The tall windows gives you a great view of the busy street, and with the warm and cozy interior you feel right at home. You can enjoy a nice breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a drink. Especially on Fridays the bar is completely filled up!

Winebar Janssen en van Dijk

One street further is the wine bar Janssen en van Dijk. Mostly French orientated, you have a wide selection of French wines. This bar is much smaller than 1NUL8, which provides a cozy atmosphere. Of course you can also enjoy a nice meal here!

Het Eigendom

Located on the fun and always busy Witte de With is the wine bar Het Eigendom. You’ll be in the middle of this out going street, and you’ll notice that a lot of these people will pay a visit to Het Eigendom. When entering you’ll immediately notice the wall that’s filled with beautiful bottles, that goes up the high ceiling. If you want to throw a party, you can also rent the top floor that looks out over the rest of the bar.

Due to the spacious bar, that gives the interior a nice finish, the bar Is a real eye catcher in this street! Their wine menu has 135 wines from which 35 are also sold per glass.

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Beer cafés in Rotterdam

Of course we all like an after work drink (on any given day), but sometimes it’s a little hard to find that one beer you really like in a normal café. So, for the days you’d like a little more choice in your beers, I present you a few beer cafes in Rotterdam.

Locus Publicus

Located at Oostplein, a little outside the center and the beginning of Kralingen, is Locus Publicus. This lovely beer café has over 200 different beers. On tap there are 15 beers that are changing frequently, from which 6 are international.

In the winter the fireplace is burning and the house cat is not afraid to curl up on your lap.

They also understand that you might want to try a few beers, but that whole glasses can be a little too much. That’s why they also organize beer tastings. Here you can taste a few beers to your own choice and enjoy the snacks that come with it!

Proeflokaal Reijngoud

The proeflokaal Reijngoud opened its doors in 2012 on the corner of the Schiedamse Vest and the Witte de With. The Proeflokaal is a real no-nonsense café.

They have 16 beers on the tap and more than 100 different bottled beers. That’s not the only thing you can enjoy there, because they also have good typical café dishes. These are all prepared with: you guessed it, Beer!

De Haagse Bluf

Especially in the summer the Haagse Bluf has the perfect location at the Haagseveer (near the Meent). Their terrace is located at the water, and because they provided their terrace with enough heaters and all the chairs include a blanket, you can stay outside till the late hours.

Again there is no shortest of beers, and you can have a beer tasting of 3 or 5 glasses.

Next to having a drink, you are here at the right address for cheese fondue! They have up to 10 different types of cheese fondue in their assortment.

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The International Film Festival

Coming 21st of January the 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam will take place, and will last till the 1st of February. At this festival there’ll be films, workshops, short films, multiple parties and exciting premières! Enough to do!

Even though the official program is not yet online, there is already a lot on their website what will be going on this year. The ticket sale will start this Friday the 16^th of January, so be on time!

Workshop

A workshop like this one, is not the most common one you can have. The workshop teaches you to learn how to make a good propaganda film. Filmmaker Anna Broinowski will give the workshop, since she herself got tutored in North Korea by experts. On the spot you’ll make your own propaganda film. Experience is not needed at all, so everybody can join in!

Volkskrantday

It’s become a tradition: the Volkskrantday on the final day of the festival. This day five films will be played back to back, on different locations in the center of Rotterdam. This is only for the die-hard film lovers, because the day will last from 10.00 am to 22.00 pm. The program will stay secret until the day before!

Mind the Gap Nights

The Mind the Gap Nights are organized for the third year in a row. These nights are a mix between the IFFR, the magazine Gonzo, located in Worm Rotterdam. Everyday there’ll be different musicians, video artists and filmmakers, to give you an unforgettable evening.

Of course this is not all that the festival has to offer, but it does give an indication of the diversity of this festival!

Tomorrow the official program will be announced!

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NYE in Rotterdam

Christmas has passed and new year’s eve is just around the corner. Even though the Christmas market is still there, the snow is on the streets, the actual question is what to do with NYE in Rotterdam!

Oliebollen

Begin your night with the typical Dutch snack: the oliebol! Throughout the whole country millions of oliebollen are eaten, a fried boll of dough with raisins enjoyed with some powdered sugar on top. In Rotterdam Richard Visser is the Oliebol legend. For the last 9 years he has won the national oliebolcompetition, by making the best oliebollen. This year is the first time he got 3^rd place, but still got a 9.5 out of 10 average. You can get his oliebollen on the intersection of the Heemraadssingel and the Vierambachtsstraat. A little heads up: these oliebollen are extremely popular so make sure you’ll be there early!

The firework show

Throughout the country there will be multiple firework shows at midnight. In Rotterdam however, is the largest of the country! For the seventh year on a row the firework show is located on the Erasmusbrug. From 23.00 onwards ten thousands of visitors will gather on the Boompjeskade. Here you can enjoy a oliebol while a musical countdown is played to midnight.

Boat parade / cruise arrangement

Rotterdam is known as the harbor city, so NYE cannot be celebrated only on land! On the water the new year will start as part of the parade! The boats will be lovely decorated with multiple lights, and they’ll sail on the Maas. The boats will leave from the Willemsbrug at 22.30, they’ll sail to the Erasmusbrug and start as part of the parade at 23.00. You can of course take part of this festivity!

Would you stay even longer on the boat? You can also book your NYE cruise! You’ll start 2015 with the best and most beautiful view of Rotterdam. While sipping your champagne and enjoying your oliebol you can view the show in all luxury that’s needed. With live entertainment and a warm bed within hands reach nothing can go wrong on your NYE.

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