Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Antwerp

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1Btp4Qvu1PjCHKrotyQNnU7zyCdmuL5Mu
even though I started running later than usual, the sky was dark for the first half. I ran through the tunnel under the river with the constant stream of cyclists commuting to early work shifts. in a park on the other side of the river I tripped, which put me off for a little while, but the skies cleared as the dark blue of the sky softened into day.
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after napping and showering I ventured off to the contemporary art museum. the work was *very* contemporary, and I felt a little out of my depth at times in regards to how I should be interpreting things.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1qCV4PzGgiZ7KyhM84pkvuTU5_G5fsDc1
a lot of soap.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1BBIK_36NxT4cjteMyVS7c8-oERXzSflV
a pretty painting.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1ssrLrHF5wMBHMwAxVx7nG-ikqzgiNwxJ
I was able to appreciate the architecture of the older parts of the city as I made my way to the Museum Aan De Stroom. it’s a pretty place, and I think I’d enjoy it a lot with friends.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1T1Mn9p_DXYvvMd6sv_lMMayjh1H7vXXo
the museum provides a pretty radical contrast in regards to architecture, towering over the docks. 
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1S68nf8YHXN0-NmN2ykhNpIPwvjT2JgQf
a lot of art from different periods, all sitting side by side within the same displays.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=188Hk2xPdIZcQhgUEk4f-QKHP3772kUHn
my favourite painting from the gallery, a depiction of a whale float from a festival in the city center centuries ago.
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=17phLsRpWJgMPNBAFd7SayD_RBZEEAXNK
kebab for dinner. traditional Belgian foods proving surprisingly hard to find here. in bed nice and early tonight. I might do some reading as Australia wakes up. a lot of missing today: friends, family, familiarity. loved ones. how lucky am I to have so much to miss? <<

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