"Rotterdam Air Race" a Rotterdam Travel Page by SueWarwick

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Red Bull Air Race

It never rains but it pours....

I like Rotterdam. It is a nice, clean city, one where you feel at home quite quickly although not that great as a tourist destination. There isn't a huge amount for a tourist to do there apart from taking a look at the maritime museums and the park.
I was there, however, for the Red Bull Air Race. I would have liked to spent some time looking around Het Park but it never stopped raining. In fact, worse than that, there were big, old fashioned storms.

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Het Park

Food and drink

I did get one little break in the weather when I took this picture in of the park. Don't be fooled, the rain soon came down again!

There are a reasonable amount of places to eat and drink in Rotterdam. On the whole the standard of food was very good and there was a decent range of cuisine available, however, the quality of service wasn't that great.
The people of Rotterdam are very friendly and helpful and this was the case at every restaurant I went to, however, they were let down by forgetfulness meaning meals were late getting to the table and ended up cold, main courses didn't arrive etc.
This is a shame as it let down what would be three very good restaurants. I'd say the steak house, Los Toros, was the best service but special mention to Break Away, a bar specialising in cocktails not far from centraal station. Great staff, great atmosphere and some fantastic cocktails!

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Port

Expensive

Living in England, I am used to paying a lot of money for things and generally I find other countries less expensive. Rotterdam, however, did seem rather expensive.
Expect to pay around 20 Euros per person at standard restaurant.
I found drinks were expensive also, a bottle of water in a supermarket cost around 2 Euro. In comparison, I was paying less than 50 cents in Rome a couple of weeks before!