human
This is the _Hoogstraat_,
gpt
Does that mean _Hog Street_?
human
Not at all, laughed Dr. Winstock.
gpt
It means the _High Street_. It is situated on the top of an old dike or dam, built to keep the Maas from overflowing the country behind it. One of these canals is formed out of the River Rotte. This stream and this dam gave the name of _Rotterdam_ to the place.
human
Whose statue is that?
gpt
That is the statue of Erasmus, who was born in Rotterdam.
human
Never heard of him.
gpt
He was a noted theologian and classical scholar, who made his mark in the polemical discussions of Germany and Switzerland in the time of the Reformation. This is the _Groote Markt_, or market-place, of Rotterdam,
human
There's a row!
gpt
That's not an uncommon scene in Holland,