Today, we travelled to the small town of Delft and walked around its city center. It was a very charming, small Dutch town with many canals and side streets, but also with a lot of history. We saw their church, town hall, and center square, and shopped at local shops, like a family cheese store [...]
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Day 10 – Will Light
During our last day we got on a bus to go take a tour of Delft, a beautiful town with a very rich history. While I was there I picked up some gifts for my family which included Dutch cheese and small pieces of pottery. We ended the day with a nice boat tour and [...]
Day 9 – Will Light
Today was another great day which started with a lecture at Erasmus University. The lecturer was kind enough to walk us all the way over to The Hague where we saw an excellent exhibit of new and old paintings. We ended the day with a beautiful tour of the SS Rotterdam, where we ate dinner [...]
day 9
Today we experienced some danish culture at the art museum at The Hague. We also got to talk to some of the students at Erasmus University. We talked a lot about our differing cultures. This time I got some interesting perspective into international views of America.
Rotterdam Day 2, May 19th
Today we did a bike tour through Rotterdam and went to Amsterdam for a scavenger hunt. It was so nice to ride through the city and see the different architecture and learn about the history of the city. The port was much larger than I thought it was and it was great to see all [...]
Day 8 – Will Light
Day 8 started early with a bike tour of Rotterdam. After biking through a long tunnel that went under the canal, we got lunch and then headed over to take the train to Amsterdam. My team one the scavenger hunt and we spent the rest of the night exploring Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
day 7 – Daniel Hodson
Rotterdam is a very interesting city. The culture is noticeably different the minute you get off the train. I talked to the tour guide about the homeless issue and its root causes. I learned that price of living has been increasing which has lead to Homeless problems. I also learned that gig work in Rotterdam [...]
May17th- Jerry Friend
Most of the day wasn't much as all i did was watch Youtube and play video games while between a train and a bus. Did have to switch seats at one point to charge my phone. After that, the food tour was nice and for once my feet aren't killing me after a day on [...]
Day 6 – Will Light
today we started early and took a train to Dachau. We had a great tour guide who gave us lots of information on how the country has handled their past through the generations since WWII. Then we were treated to lunch by 3 amazing Purdue alumni who we got to talk about and learn how [...]
May 16th, Jerry Friend
Today was another lighter day mostly due to the trip to the Dachau Concentration camp. It was something that I never experience and I don't know if I want to be in a place like that again. I don't really know how to explain it. There was just an aura around it that unnerves me. [...]
