Back in the Netherlands. Rotterdam has not much historical buildings. In the centre of Rotterdam this is one of the most interesting. But history is mostly not found in the buildings of Rotterdam. More on that soon.

The White House was built in Rotterdam in 1897, modelled on American skyscrapers. At the time, it was the tallest office building in Europe. It was one of the few buildings in the city centre to survive the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940.

Het Witte Huis is in 1897 in Rotterdam gebouwd naar voorbeeld van Amerikaanse wolkenkrabbers. Het was destijds het hoogste kantoorgebouw van Europa. Het heeft in 1940 als een van de weinige gebouwen in het stadscentrum het bombardement op Rotterdam doorstaan.

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And so the last hours of 2024 tiktok away.
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2025!

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We all know what the proverb is about a curious cat. Hoping this one stays well, made me smile when I was in the Philippines 2024.

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Taal lake and Taal Vulcano

We were just passing by there in 2024.
Just one small stop for this view.
In one of the first year's we visited the Philippines, we climbed on a donkey the beautiful green part, the Binintiang Malaki (Big Leg), one of the dormant parts of Taal Volcano to the volcano lake.

Taal is a very powerful volcano , the whole island is a high-risk area.
Despite the warnings, some families remain settled on the island, earning a living by fishing and farming crops in the rich volcanic soil
It is in Calabarzon on the island Luzon, Philippines

Taal has erupted many times, ands in 2020 was a really big eruption ad and this natural disaster caused many problems.
And now it is so strange and a bit scary to see Taal back in this condition.

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Merry Christmas !
Maligayang pasko !
Fijne kerstdagen !

Spending my Christmas with a radio, this song seems like a nice link for this picture with Santa and a lot of radios , by Bouke:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCQEjT20h9w

The picture was taken in a restaurant in Candelaria , Quezon , Philippines

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