Sights of Rotterdam

Sights of Rotterdam is developed and managed by John F. Keppels, available at the domain names keppels.net and sightsofrotterdam.nl.



The story behind this website

I created this website in 1997 as my personal homepage, called JFK Homepage. At that time, the internet was still emerging, and you had to dial a phone number to connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). It was quite common to receive free web space from your ISP, so I built a simple homepage/website. One of the pages I made was dedicated to my hometown, Rotterdam.

Back in 1997, Rotterdam wasn’t very touristic yet, and there were hardly any websites or blogs about the city. But 2014 marked a turning point: Rotterdam was ranked 10th on the New York Times list of cities to visit, 8th on the Rough Guides list, and in 2016 it reached number 5 on Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel.

Today, more than 85 years after the devastating Second World War bombing by the Nazis that destroyed the entire city centre, Rotterdam has become a vibrant destination. Even large cruise ships now make regular stops in Rotterdam. Over time, my website increasingly focused on Rotterdam, and in 2018 it was renamed to Sights of Rotterdam.



Check it out

Browse the galleries for larger photos of Rotterdam. The Cruise Port gallery shows visiting cruise ships, while the Holland gallery highlights nearby towns like Dordrecht, Gouda, and Delft. Be sure to read the Tips and Day Trips for inspiration and directions to places such as Kinderdijk, the Efteling, The Hague, Keukenhof, and the Delta Works.



© J.F.Keppels

All photos on this website are resized and copyrighted. If you’d like to use them, please contact me with details of where and how. Photos may not be changed, and I ask that you include a link to my site with credit, for example: Photo by John Keppels



Webcams

I’m not the owner of the webcams, I just provide access to streams that are publicly available on YouTube.





Personal Note

Enjoy exploring my website and get inspired for a city trip to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

John Keppels