I’ve been looking forward to riding to Rotterdam for a long time. Corona circumstances have pushed things back, and the situation in The Netherlands remains difficult, but I was determined to make it a reality.
I was glad that the sun was on my side to ride the asphalt after more than two weeks of rain showers!
My voyage would be a three hundred-kilometer trip from Mol to Rotterdam and return. The morning was a little misty, but it brought a beautiful setting to life.
The sun, as seen in my morning photos, produced the entire scene. The photographs were taken near a nature area in Retie.
There isn’t always much to say about a 120-kilometer ride. When the asphalt was flat as a pancake and it was hard to take the inside roads since the weather had turned the smaller roads into a flooded mess, the only option was to take the main routes and enjoy the scenery.
As I approached the Dutch border, it was evident that the country was still in a state of lockdown. People were respectfully asked to stay at home, and this was the campaign slogan to defeat Corona. At 17u, all small diners were closed, and all businesses were locked. The streets were still crowded as usual. Big traffic jams when entering Rotterdam’s central city were like any other routine day without Corona, therefore there were no major changes.
When I first entered the city and saw the bridge I had spent so much time on the motorcycle for, I was delighted! I liked the surroundings, and I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I did when shooting them.
The Erasmusbridge of Rotterdam
Next to the Erasmus bridge, I was able to photograph Mr. Hidehisa HORINOUCHI, the Japanese Ambassador to the Netherlands. Near the bridge, I shot some wonderful street photography that I enjoyed photographing. The building of Justice, as well as the World Port Center in Rotterdam, where a cruise ship was waiting to be denatured, will be seen.
Mr. Hidehisa HORINOUCHI, the Japanese Ambassador to the Netherlands
I was only in Rotterdam for a brief time, but I was so taken with the architecture and surroundings that one idea kept coming to me. I need to return and spend more time exploring this wonderful city.
It’s a beautiful setting for street and architecture photography, and I especially enjoy it in black & white.
So there’s no farewell, but I’ll see you soon to tell you about it.
