{"id":1237,"date":"2014-09-02T22:54:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2014-09-03T08:51:51","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T15:51:51","slug":"de-daktuin-de-uithof-utrecht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/de-daktuin-de-uithof-utrecht\/","title":{"rendered":"De Daktuin, De Uithof, Utrecht"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2014-06-02<\/a><\/p>\n

De Daktuin, or the rooftop garden, opens every June and September on the top floor of the giant parking structure next to the library.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s student-built and student-run, and it\u2019s got this kind of \u201cgreen\u201d and \u201csustainable development\u201d vibe to it. They\u2019ve got hammocks set up and seats and booths all around, with plenty of room to breathe even during peak hours.<\/p>\n

You can find fancy organic dishes for\u00a0sale (lots of couscous dishes), and when it comes to the drinks you can get craft beers on tap (like De Leckere<\/a>, but I imagine it rotates each year) and craft sodas made with ginger and exotic fruit that definitely don\u2019t grow in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

In the middle of the day it\u2019s filled with people taking a coffee break. And if the students have something to celebrate (say, the end of an exam),\u00a0then perhaps an early beer will replace the coffee.\u00a0By the evening, De Daktuin is popping with students.<\/p>\n

“Wesley, I think this is the first time I’ve seen you outside of class!”<\/p>\n

Sometimes De Daktuin will host\u00a0an activity in-between. Yoga workshops, live football matches on a projection screen, live concerts performed by students. A Dutch rapper came by once.<\/p>\n

\"2014-06-02<\/a><\/p>\n

De Daktuin is one of my favorite places to meet up with someone. The rooftop affords a great view of the campus, and with the amount of people coming in there\u2019s a good chance you\u2019ll bump into someone you know.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of ambient noise from all the other students chattering about, but it\u2019s not overwhelming that you can\u2019t hear your conversation partner.\u00a0You\u2019re in a lively public place, but you and your friends can also retreat into your own cozy spot if you\u2019d all like.<\/p>\n

(Come to think of it, it’s a nice spot for a casual date).<\/p>\n

When the month\u00a0of June\u00a0is over, the rooftop garden packs up and closes, just like how the students pack up and run off to places sunnier than the Netherlands.\u00a0But no worries, de Daktuin will return once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

De Daktuin, or the rooftop garden, opens every June and September on the top floor of the giant parking structure next to the library. It\u2019s student-built and student-run, and it\u2019s got this kind of \u201cgreen\u201d and \u201csustainable development\u201d vibe to it. They\u2019ve got hammocks set up and seats and booths all around, with plenty of … Continue reading “De Daktuin, De Uithof, Utrecht”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-netherlands"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2014-06-26-12.03.02.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3MSpn-jX","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1237"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1256,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1237\/revisions\/1256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wesleyschan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}