Utrecht Light Trail...

Opee live laid the trail, but we met up with him a few times when we reached drink stops, of which there were several.

The Ganzenmarkt Tunnel was the perfect spot for a group photo with the runners. In historic times, this dark tunnel was used by horse carts to reach the canal to load and unload freight. 

Slippery and I wore kilts in honor of Burns’ Night. 

It was great that Brett was still in town and could join us.

While not officially part of the Light Trail, this lovely statue on the side of a theater was nicely lit. 

If you look closely, you’ll see that this well-lit living room was occupied by a mannequin, not a human.

The Drift Vaults were especially cool with a very creative rotating light show. 

REBUS, combining art light and puzzles, was created in 1991. It was saved from demolition in 2017 and refurbished in 2021.

The train station looked so futuristic when lit up...

…and so did this piece just outside of the station.

 

Hashing in Utrecht...

At the end of January, Opee laid a FILTH H3 Dark Side of the Moon trail in Utrecht. I went along with him to scout trail and check out the locations of the Utrecht Lights Trail, with over 25 light artworks. Here’s some of the pretty spots we saw along the way.

Check out this unusual view of Utrecht Central Station...

…this reflection of a step-gabled house caught on a car...

…and this funny display of wedding cake toppers.

 

More Ox-Alien in Rotterdam...

I was surprised by how many more Ox-Alien murals we happened upon. They always make me smile!

We also came across some large walls that were painted by a variety of artists in addition to Ox-Alien.

 

More Urban Art in Rotterdam...

Exactly eight months after our wander across Rotterdam, I’m finally getting around to posting the many cool artworks that we spotted. 

This one made me laugh as it almost looks like she’s trying to sit on the bike...

…and this one made me snicker since I’m immature.

Also giggled at this sign for Dinks.

Not the typical street art that I usually photograph, but I liked this large mural on the side of a restaurant. 

 

Back to the Art Depot...

Our main destination was the Depot,

We were lucky enough to score free tickets for a 10-minute tour of one of the storage compartments, Strangely blamed on COVID restrictions, no photography was allowed. Luckily those same restrictions limited our group to just six people so the tour guide mostly spoke English for our majority’s sake.

This was taken under one of the glass walkways across the building.

We saw some workers packing up a painting, likely for shipping to another museum. 

We also saw someone examining a wooden biblical sculpture. 

The freight elevator is massive, which is understandable considering the size of some of the works of art. 

Veronica captured folks admiring the view.

An added bonus during our visit was that the private collection sponsored by RaboBank was open. The Shooting Lesson was a large-scale piece made out of colored Styrofoam.