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Miniworld Rotterdam : - Videos

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I loved Miniworld so much that I decided to create a separate post which is dedicated to the videos I shot there. I have already written about Rotterdam & Miniworld , but I felt I should not cram all the videos in those posts. There are already many photos there in the posts & this is why I am writing this post which contains the videos I shot from my Sony WX300 (No DSLR, yet!). You will also see mini Kinderdijk in the videos. To read about Kinderdijk & see the photos, below is the detailed post. https://shashankstraveldiary.blogspot.com/2018/03/kinderdijk-unesco-world-heritage-site.html So, below are some of the videos ☺️

Rotterdam - A City That Rose From the Ashes

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Europe's largest port & second largest city in the Netherlands, Rotterdam has more than this to offer. Rotterdam has many sky-scrapers, which is an unusual sight in most Dutch cities. All these modern buildings sure look beautiful & give Rotterdam it's identity as the most modern city in the Netherlands. But this is not what makes the city special. What made me fall in love with Rotterdam is that it is a city which was burnt to ashes & it rose from that like a phoenix. During World War II, Germans bombarded the heart of the city & destroyed it almost completely. From there Rotterdam evolved as the most modern Dutch city with its spectacular architecture. It is hard to believe, though! This post revolves around 3 places since it is not possible to cover the entire city in one post! Rotterdam has much more to offer :-) Introduction : - I went to Rotterdam on 11th of March, 2018 (a day after my memorable trip to Kinderdijk ) & it was really cold &