Rotterdam closing (# 0860)

This snow storm on my last day in Rotterdam was a visually good cap to my days there. The city was far more interesting than I expected – it was an interesting mix of historic and modern architecture providing some very pleasant sight-lines, and the people were courteous/helpful just about everywhere that I visited.

I was, though, in for a surprise the next day. As I noted in an earlier picture, I had expected that northern Europeans would be prepared for snow – they weren’t. The next day I found that all train service on the line between Rotterdam and the Amsterdam airport (Schipol) was canceled and that I would have to make a trip west, and then change trains (twice) to get back to the airport. Everyone was anxious about their flights so the trains were packed to the point where they couldn’t close the doors (I waited instead), so the 30 minute trip took 90 minutes. Fortunately, both the rail folk and fellow train passengers were helpful in figuring out how to handle the detour and I got to the airport in time for my flight.