Kicking off the day we went on a bike tour of Rotterdam. While we had some sort of grasp of the scale of both the city and its famous port, biking all around it really gave me a feel for how large the city truly was. We got to witness the shipping boats and the [...]
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Day 9 – Cole Nichols
During our trip today, we got on bikes and rode around the city to see the largest port in Europe. This was by far the best excursion of the trip. It was a great exercise and we got to ride in some really cool areas such as the underwater tunnel.
May 18th – Spencer Didat
Today we did an amazing bike tour around Rotterdam. We learned about the accidentally american bombing of Rotterdam. We also learned that Rotterdam has the 5th largest port in the world and the largest port in Europe.
Dominic Fisher Day 8 5.18.25
Arguably the most anticipated day of the trip. We went to Amsterdam. This is the first town we visited not destroyed in the wrath that was WW2. There we got a tour from a local and purdue grad which was very informative and interesting. The town was vastly different than anything I have ever seen [...]
Dominic Fisher Day 7 5.17.25
Today we took an early train to depart off to Rotterdam. Today I learned tons in regard to navigation of German/dutch train lines. When we arrived we took a culture tour of the city. It was very different to Germany, it’s fascinating to see how much people and culture change just 1 nation to the [...]
Dominic fisher day 6 5.16.25
Today we took an early train to Dachau camp, there we got a tour from a very knowledgeable german historian. He led us through the camp and provided the history of it and its significance back in times of war. It was shocking to hear but the messages he conveyed were very impactful. Later in [...]
Day 6, May 6th – Dennis Browning
Dachau's infamous concentration camp was one of the most interesting parts of this trip so far. While not the most brutal or deadly by pure statistics, it was the first Nazi concentration camp, created on March 22, 1933, and the longest running, remaining in operation for 12 years before being liberated by US Forces on [...]
Day 5 – Cole Nichols
During our 5th day in Germany, we were able to learn a lot more about German culture from a student's perspective. I think it was very interesting to learn about what life is like for students at the University and how it is very much different than our own. I also enjoyed hanging out with [...]
Friday May 16th 2025
Today we visited the Audi factory where we got to see the S line of cars being manufactured. Unlike most of the other tours Audi actually allowed us to view the press shop which I found very interesting. Besides this we got to see the museum which had one of my favorite cars of all [...]
May 15th -Mercator Bell
Visiting the Olympic Park and seeing the whole park was an amazing example of timeless engineering. The sweeping design and innovative use of materials still make it look modern, even 50 plus years after it was built.
