A short film, animated, from and about Rotterdam in the Netherlands. There is some additional explanatory text at the Vimeo link, but it's really not necessary. The easy motion and the little splashes of color speak loudly enough. There's also a cat and a bird, both of whom are lovely.
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That was a very nicely done piece of visual artwork, elegant but playful.
I read an interesting article about how the canals of Amsterdam are undergoing extensive repairs after years of neglect. Apparently slides and sinkholes have become enough of a problem that the work can no longer be avoided. The area was built on marshland and the canals were originally constructed for narrow boats that supplied the shipyards and warehouses that were the main business at the time while the buildings, bridges and pathways are supported on foundations made of millions of wooden posts. It's going to be a very complicated and expensive undertaking.
Yes, playful touches that, when you pay attention to them, you find out they're also pretty elegant.
That is an interesting peek at recent developments in Amsterdam. Shipping by water is still a very important activity, even if some see it as obsolescent. Making sure their main port is able to keep running is a task the Dutch really can't ignore.
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