#17 Get Ready for Interspeech 2025 - Rotterdam edition

01/08/2025 55 min

Listen "#17 Get Ready for Interspeech 2025 - Rotterdam edition"

Episode Synopsis

In this episode we share information about Rotterdam, the host city of Interspeech 2025. You will learn how you can travel from the airport to the conference venue itself, what to pack for this trip, the food culture of Netherlands, fun activities and some survival Dutch.Listen to:10+1 fun facts about Rotterdam HERESurvival Dutch words HEREHosts: Pascal Hecker, Spyretta Leivaditi, Wei XueGuest Host: Marjolein van OsEditors: Pascal Hecker, Spyretta Leivaditi, Mohammed Mosuily, Paige Tuttösí, Snigdha Banik, Wenxi Fei0:00:00 - Intro00:00:32 - Introduction Marjolein00:01:23 - Rotterdam00:03:22 - View Points and Architecture00:07:11 - Sightseeing: Cube Houses00:08:24 - Sightseeing: Markthal00:09:04 - Other cities in the Netherlands00:10:17 - Nicknames of buildings00:11:23 - Survival Information: language00:12:07 - Survival Information: currency and public transportation00:14:25 - Survival Information: safety, red light district00:17:04 - Survival Information: the weather00:19:17 - Survival Information: what to pack00:21:54 - Survival Information: how to get to the Interspeech venue00:23:52 - Survival Information: trains00:25:50 - Survival information: accommodation00:27:47 - Food00:33:01 - Customs in restaurants00:39:55 - Desserts and candies00:41:12 - Souvenirs00:45:26 - Other cities to visit00:50:53 - Windmills in the Netherlands00:52:41 - Survival Dutch00:53:31 - Emergency numbers00:54:26 - See you all in Rotterdam!00:55:02 - Outro