Turns out this Artzuid thing was already happening when I landed, and the day I finally noticed it was the second to last day! It’s Amsterdam’s (the Netherlands’s_ biennial outdoor sculpture exhibition, in parks belts along some lovely lanes not far from my place. Wish I’d found time to tune in before…guess I’ll try again in 2023 :-).
Yesterday (Sunday the 17th) the Amsterdam Marathon was run. It’s also got an 8km walk, and a half-marathon. All the races started and ended at the Olympic Stadium, which I’ve shown you from various angles since I moved here in July, pretty much. It’s a 10-minute walk from my home, and all the races ran right past my building…as you see 🙂 I took some of these on Friday evening when the sun came out at the end of my work-from-home day and I decided a walk was in order, only to find all these new temporary things in my neighborhood. On Saturday there was both a City Walk, some kind of organized group walk thing (sponsor of the signs you see below), and some great park art in ArtZuid (ArtSouth), here in the southern district of Amsterdam where I now reside. All lovely, and yes – more photos for the future!
(so much world, so little time....) 