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Rotterdam’s history began in 1270 when a dam was built in the Rotte river. People began to settle around the dam and the city quickly grew. Today Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port and has access to the North Sea and Railway to get you anywhere you need to go. This gave Rotterdam the nickname “Gateway to Europe” During WWII most of Rotterdam’s City Center was completely destroyed which brought various new architecture and a few skyscrapers which are not found in other Dutch cities. The city also houses the van Gogh Museum with the worlds largest collection of Van Gogh paintings. Our day was full of exploring the cities outdoor market.Here vegetables were abundant and looked freshly picked hours ago. Cheeses were everywhere, you could purchase a “whole wheel” or by weight. Then we had a stroll through “The Pencil” an indoor market with plenty of shops and fabulous pastry. Suzy could not resist a chocolate covered apple. The highlight was an indoor tour of the Church of St Lawrence built in 1450 and virtually the only building left standing in Rotterdam after the WWII bombings.