Leiden --> Rotterdam
The lead up to an incredible party. This trip was a bit of a tour through Netherlands. First to the North East of Netherlands in Leiden and then to a giant rave in Rotterdam.
Leiden was a nice little city similar to Maastricht. The only difference is they have a giant windmill in the middle. We stayed with my Calfornian friend's friend. We arrived that night and went out to an Erasmus (International student association) party. It was definately interesting partying in a bar that looked like a Elementary school gym. Kooky Dutch! After a good night of drinking we were off to Rotterdam the next morning.
Rotterdam is arguably the most modern city in the Netherlands. After being ransacked in WW2 by the Germans it was completely rebuilt into a modern city. It is the second largest city and is definately easy on the eye. But enough about Rotterdam, we're here for the rave!
For those of you who aren't familiar with Armin Van Buuren, he is the #2 DJ in the world. He is from the Netherlands and he holds 'Armin Only' once a year. It is his biggest show of the year which holds over 12,000 people. This type of rave is the epitomy of raves. And boy did I ever find that out!
Armin started out behind a screen which only showed his silhouette. Kinda weird for you non-electronica fans but Dj's are all about building up the tension. At the beginning he played more chill mixes and was easy on all the effects. Around midnight he came out and all pandemiom let loose. Lasers everywhere, sparks falling from the rafters, fireballs from the stage, confetti coming from the roof. And then the music! You haven't heard a track till you heard in a rave. It's uncomparable, simply brilliant. Dont' take my word for it though, watch some of the videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Canucks1000
Armin played for a total of 9.5 hours. You might wonder how people can stay till the very end but you absolutely have to stay till the end. This is when the DJ bumps it up a notch and plays the best tracks. The last 2hrs was unbelievable! Armin was just given'er on the tables. We were all running on adrenaline and didn't care it was 7AM at the time. by the end of the show we were still buzzing from the incredible show. That lasted till the train back to Maastricht for another one of those Sundays....
Kean
Leiden was a nice little city similar to Maastricht. The only difference is they have a giant windmill in the middle. We stayed with my Calfornian friend's friend. We arrived that night and went out to an Erasmus (International student association) party. It was definately interesting partying in a bar that looked like a Elementary school gym. Kooky Dutch! After a good night of drinking we were off to Rotterdam the next morning.
Rotterdam is arguably the most modern city in the Netherlands. After being ransacked in WW2 by the Germans it was completely rebuilt into a modern city. It is the second largest city and is definately easy on the eye. But enough about Rotterdam, we're here for the rave!
For those of you who aren't familiar with Armin Van Buuren, he is the #2 DJ in the world. He is from the Netherlands and he holds 'Armin Only' once a year. It is his biggest show of the year which holds over 12,000 people. This type of rave is the epitomy of raves. And boy did I ever find that out!
Armin started out behind a screen which only showed his silhouette. Kinda weird for you non-electronica fans but Dj's are all about building up the tension. At the beginning he played more chill mixes and was easy on all the effects. Around midnight he came out and all pandemiom let loose. Lasers everywhere, sparks falling from the rafters, fireballs from the stage, confetti coming from the roof. And then the music! You haven't heard a track till you heard in a rave. It's uncomparable, simply brilliant. Dont' take my word for it though, watch some of the videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Canucks1000
Armin played for a total of 9.5 hours. You might wonder how people can stay till the very end but you absolutely have to stay till the end. This is when the DJ bumps it up a notch and plays the best tracks. The last 2hrs was unbelievable! Armin was just given'er on the tables. We were all running on adrenaline and didn't care it was 7AM at the time. by the end of the show we were still buzzing from the incredible show. That lasted till the train back to Maastricht for another one of those Sundays....
Kean
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