Vroesenpark
Open neighbourhood park of lawns and tennis courts, replanted after its trees were felled in wartime.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Vroesenpark in Rotterdam-North goes back to the hunger winter of nineteen forty-four, when the rivers of western Holland froze and the boats carrying food and fuel to the cities stopped. It follows the residents of Blijdorp, a neighbourhood with a young park on its doorstep, and the zoo that had taken a slice of it. Best heard out on the open grass, looking at the trees.
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