Netherlands Lights and Miniatyres

The Trip

In January this year, I went to the Netherlands over a weekend to see the Light Festival and visit Rotterdams MiniWorld.

Now, do I recommend going to most places in central and norther Europe during the winter months? NO! It’s so cold and icy! And Amsterdam was icy! We slipped and skidded all over the place. But, finally, we got on the boat and began the cruise to see the Light Festival. Let’s see some photos:

Amsterdams at Night

Lets begin by looking at some general photos I took of Amsterdam at night. image

The Trams were a great way to get around! image

You can probably already feel the cold chills blowing from the images. image image

If you haven’t figured it out already, I love photographing in Black and White. It give a timeless feel to the photos. image image image image

They have some really cool wall artists around these parts. We saw several impressive pieces of wall art when we walked around the city. image

Okay, so this one aint at night but come on, if this aint Amsterdam, I don’t know what is! image

Lets move on to the Light Festival!

Light Festival

This one is a interesting one. It’s made up of several screens that show a shot of lights flickering in the water. image

Im NOT the one to untangle THAT mess! image

Doesn’t this remind you of a CD stad? But this one is probably taller than you! image

There windows we’re a funky little thing. We saw these during the day and wondered what they were. During the river cruise, we found out that they were a part of the Lights Festival. image

Ah, the swans, my moms favourite. You really get a feel for their scale, with help from the car in the back image

These lines were really funky! They constantly collided and intertwinded themselves in a mesmorizing dance. image

MUSHROOM!,MUSHROOM!,MUSHROOM! image image

Rotterdam

The MiniWorld

The miniworld is an awesome place to discover. They hide SOOOO many fun little easter eggs and details amongst the figurines and train tracks. Can you find all of the I’ve been to the Firth of Forth bridge in real life! image

Just look how big the main world is! And they have EVEN MORE in other rooms! image image

One day, I WILL drive one… image

I believe this is the Miniworlds very own Haunted House. Or, at the very least, abandoned house. image

ALL ABOARD! image

Eery ten minutes, night falls and the world transforms image image image

The Carnivals in town! image

The controldeck for this whole world is SO BIG! Would love to learn how to manage it! image

Notable Buildings

The Cube Houses, which you can actually rent for a night! image image

And right beside the Cubes sits this funky Pipe-punk building. image

This is actually a covered market, probably one of the worlds largets indoor markets. An impressive structure! Of your hungry in Rotterdam, look no further! They have SO MUCH food in there! image

It’s a museum, we figured out, inside this flower pot of a building. image

Going Home

Okay, so I didn’t go home by the Eurostar, but I’m so happy with my pic of it, I had to include it. image

That’s all from this post. Have a great rest of your day!