Day 96: Wereld van Witte de With

This weekend there was a festival going on, on the Witte de Withstraat in central Rotterdam. The Witte de Withstraat according to my guide book is known as the cultural district of Rotterdam because of its many art galleries. The street is named after a famous Dutch naval officer from the 17th century. Apparently during the 1970s it was know for its many 'louche'(any dutch want to help me out with that word?) cafes and for its illegal gambling houses. But the street underwent a transformation in the 90s and changed its reputation.
When I went on Saturday afternoon, there wasn't much going on. It was kind of boring actually. Some weird art and some weird things going on in the street. Some kind of fashion show where all the models clothing was made up of leftover jeans. I took some pictures of the more interesting things. Here is a giant dog made of flowers. Apparently it was made by a group that goes around the country planting illegal flowers as some kind of protest. I guess there are strict rules where you can plant flowers in this country...
Here was a giant hand, that was demonstrating various hand gestures from around the world.
Anyways, we got bored, so we only spent an hour or so looking around before we went for a drink.