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pacnorthwester

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I’m a resident of 📍Kirkland, WA ↖️ Upper left, USA I collect stories, not souvenirs 🧳 I keep a travel sketchbook 🎨 My other car is a kayak 🛶 “Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints." —Chief Seattle

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Floating Farm

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Floating Farm

The world's first floating farm is staffed by one human, three robots, and 35 cows.

'De Bospoldervos'

Rotterdam, Netherlands

'De Bospoldervos'

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

Piet Hein Statue

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Piet Hein Statue

A memorial to the Netherlands' most famous privateer.

Think of this as the 1925 predecessor to present-day Fifa video games.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Dutch Pinball Museum

This museum features over 100 playable pinball machines, some dating back to the 1850s.

Pilgrim Fathers Church

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Pilgrim Fathers Church

This 15th century church is where the Pilgrims spent their last night in the Netherlands before setting sail for America.

Looking through Tovertunnel

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Tovertunnel (Magic Tunnel)

This colorfully-painted tunnel links two distinct parts of a historic neighborhood.

New Ocean Paradise

Rotterdam, Netherlands

New Ocean Paradise

A condensed piece of China floating in a Dutch harbor.

Schoonoord Historical Garden

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Schoonoord Historical Garden

An early 19th-century English style garden hidden in the Rotterdam cityscape.

De Brandgrens (The Blaze Boundary)

Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Brandgrens (The Blaze Boundary)

These lights mark the area of Rotterdam that was bombed and burned in 1940.

Rewind Wind Turbine Blade Benches

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rewind Wind Turbine Blade Benches

Sitting at the intersection of sustainability and street art, these repurposed wind turbine blades offer a colorful, "blade-made" tribute to circular design and LGBTQI+ pride in the heart of Rotterdam.

De Hef

Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Hef

A bridge that has seen many reiterations over its lifetime.

Rotterdam Historic Harbor.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam Historic Harbor

Old ships and machinery fill a historic harbor in the city that's home to Europe's largest port.

New furniture in the old entrance area.

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Blaak House

Elegant marble and old vaults fill this historic Dutch bank turned office space.

Rotterdam's Old City Wall

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam's Old City Wall

Inside this metro station is a section of the city's former medieval fortification.

Het Wittehuis

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Het Wittehuis

The oldest skyscraper of Europe now stands dwarfed by the surrounding structures.

Cube House

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Cube Houses

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

Erasmus statue

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Erasmus Statue

The oldest statue in the Netherlands has survived relocation, bombardment, and burial.

De Tijdtrap

Rotterdam, Netherlands

De Tijdtrap

A set of parking garage escalators doubling as a historical overview of Rotterdam.

The Delftse Poort

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Delftse Poort

A modern reimagining of a medieval city gate.

The Luchtsingel

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Luchtsingel

Built by crowdsourcing, this wooden foot bridge saved a part of Rotterdam that was languishing in wait of city funding.

The BMW

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The BMW

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

De Leidse Zeemijn

Leiden, Netherlands

De Leidse Zeemijn (Leiden's Naval Mine)

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

The Free Tiny Gallery

Utrecht, Netherlands

Free Tiny Gallery

A tiny art gallery where artists can donate their work for the public to take and enjoy.

‘Celestial Teapot’

Utrecht, Netherlands

‘Celestial Teapot’

A gigantic teapot sitting on top of a parking garage in the center of Utrecht.

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