Everyone in Rotterdam seems exceedingly friendly. On top of that, near everyone speaks fluent English. It has to do with it being the language of commerce, so it's required learning in schools there.

Amsterdams baby brother.. with out all the tourists. My favorite place on the earth and once again... GREAT BUD

This city has it all! Whether you go shopping in the city or go clubbing, success is guaranteed!

Shopping
In the city center you can find everything you need: perfume, household supplies, groceries, clothing, shoes and lots more. The different parts of Rotterdam have their own style like 'de Koopgoot' and 'de Lijnbaan'.

Restaurants
Everywhere you look, you see places you can crash for food. The multi-cultural cuisine is in Rotterdam not an unfamiliar concept and you get to choose whether you want to dine casual or in a fancy restaurant. MacDonalds, KFC and BK are at almost every corner, for the fancy restaurants you need to look a bit further. Italian food is also available: Pizza, Pasta, Lasagna? Sure, at the 'Coolsingel' you can find 50% of these cathegory restaurants. Next to those, you have shoarma places for a delicious döner kebab and Surinam restaurants for spicy food. Not to forget the Chinese Restaurants. In Rotterdam's China town you find multi-sided Asian food while in the center you can find 'Wok2Go' for take-out or a small dinner.

Cinema
After having spent an enormous time in the center, you can enjoy a nice piece of work of the actors in Hollywood. At Pathe Schouwburgplein you have a big range of films to watch.

Night Life
Off Corso, Maassilo, The Thalia Lounge, Club Vie. Just a small grab of the tremendously much places you can go to, to shake the stress away or to meet with friends. Cocktailbars are in the overflow to lounge with a Mai Tai in your possession and friends on your side. Bars and pubs are also integrated in Rotterdam: Stadhuisplein, Schouwburgplein and in the side ways of Beursplein. You are supplied with more than enough spots to have a get2gether.

Casino
Money in overflow? Or in need? Or wanna have the Las Vegas feeling? Holland Casino Rotterdam, among others, is the place to hang out.

one of the nicest place to be in the Netherlands if you are planning to spend one day here ! Major tourist attractions being Euromast Tower, don't miss the coming down part by ropes if you like adventure, look for cloud-free day to go there. From above Euromast, one can see the nicest view of Erasmus bridge, and whole rotterdam. If you are lucky enough, you will see the bridge in opening-closinc operation too :). Take tram 21 or 8 from Central station to reach there, comes after 4 stops. second spot to be is Erasmus bridge itself, great example of modern engineering and infact a piece of art in itself. Go over there, enjoy the view ! Other things in Rotterdam include Museums (lots of these, one at every corner i guess) of different genres. All at walkable distances. One thing that is not to be missed in rotterdam is the cannal ride in "spido" boats. They take you around almost the full Rotterdam Port, second largest port in the world, and the most beutiful one!, from which you can enjoy the view, the great view of the port. Going to Rotterdam is quite easy. Trains coming from both directions makes it very easy. And if you are planning to visit other countries by Eurolines Bus Service, you can also catch the bus from Rotterdam bus stand, which is quite near the Central Station. And one thing that makes Rotterdam a nice place to visit is that Dutch people are very intractive, friendly and helpful. You will probably get lots of "hello"s even if you are new in the place :)

There is a great squattin culture in rotterdam i found a great one on shannons island.

Sidewalk cafes are great for a little sit down lunch, the parks are amazingly beautiful, and the train ride from Amsterdam is scenic with many windmills

Nice city, a tot of shops, for nightlife is best to visit off-corso or massivo, my favorite is a bar Rotown. Nothig special to visit, but evromaast tower and a trip with boat trough port are nice.

Africaan restaurant in Rotterdam to taste crocodile

visit to the Museum Boijman Van Beuningen