A few months ago, I saw a photo of this statue on Flickr and was curious about it, since I hadn’t come across it before. Turns out it was on Mariaplaats, so not exactly out of the way. It’s just not a part of town that I visit that often, it seems. I wanted to go and see it myself, and finally went this past Sunday. It was a beautiful sunny morning, so G, Pippo and I headed out to find the statue. We ended up wandering through some areas I haven’t been before and I got to know some other areas a bit better. It was a good day for getting some interesting photos. Somehow I liked the inclusion of the gentleman sitting to the right. And it’s not a Dutch photo if there aren’t some bikes in the shot!
A Flamingo in Utrecht
My former life in the Netherlands
A Flamingo in Utrecht 
There’s a very good Apple Store just at de Mariaplaats. All the more reason to roam that part of town more often!
The guy sitting there does add something to the photo 🙂
Great composition! It’s a shame the bikes are in the shot but I understand they are unavoidable in this country. I agree, the man adds to the character of this photo.
for some reason, the city counsil decided to move this statue to the Rijnlaan, which is not in the city centre but just a neighbourhood. Shame, I liked it there. I think it depicts the Greek myth of Europa on the bull.