Origin of Cool: The Netherlands
REM Island
A former artificial broadcasting island in the North Sea was completely dismantled in 2006. Nick van Loon and Hilly Engels came up with a plan to save the island and reuse almost the complete infrastructure to host a restaurant in it. This restaurant is now located in the lake ‘Het IJ’ and has an overwhelming view on one of the oldest harbours in Amsterdam.
REM Eiland can be found here: Haparandadam 45-2 1013AK Amsterdam
Watch the time lapse video of the REM Island Placement:
By Cool Connoisseur Tom Vangeneugden
Origin of Cool: The Netherlands
Roa and Resto Mural in Heerlen
This is a very impressive wall painting by Belgian street artists Roa and Resto in Heerlen, a city in the Southern part of Holland. Again street art proves its utility to upgrade grey and boring city centers.
By Cool Connoisseur Tom Vangeneugden
Origin of Cool: The Netherlands
Automatic Banner Vending Machine
Amsterdam Schiphol is the first airport in the world to unveil the automatic banner vending machine. Slide your credit card and the machine will do the rest. Choose your size, text, background and theme. Fooling around at home with sheets, pens and magic markers is… history! The vending machine can be found at the arrivals hall.
By Cool Connoisseur Tom Vangeneugden
Origin of Cool: The Netherlands
The Harbour Crane Hotel in Harlingen offers a room with a view like no other. Swinging from a crane at a height of 17m (55ft), the room can be rotated 360 degrees to get a nice panoramic view of Wadden Sea or the town.
Have you spotted any other unusual hotels around the world? Let us know and we’ll feature them in a future post.
