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We had a great time in Amsterdam during the Pride there. I was our first time organizing activities during an event this large and thinking back it was awesome. Some things could have gone better, but we did our best and will continue to improve! This September we are going to attend Rotterdam Pride. This city is special to OUT&ABROAD. Our very first activities were held in this city and still most of our activities are held in Rotterdam! So its wouldn’t be more than normal for us to show our face and participate during Rotterdam Pride.  The pride will be held in September, quite late, from the 21st until the 24th. Even though there will be many activities and we encourage you to attend as many af possible, OUT&ABROAD will organize events only on Saturday, 23rd of September. The 23rd of September OUT&ABROAD is going to attend the Rotterdam Pride Walk! We hope you will join us too, so mark your calendars, invite your friends and come join us! 

Schedule on 23 September

11:00 Meet up with us at Rotterdam Central station, near the Tourist Information desk. We will have an out and OUT&ABROAD flag and should be clearly visible.

11:15 We will walk to leuvehoofd, we should arrive around 11:45 

(feel free to meet us at Leuvehoofd if that is more convenient for you)

12:00 The PrideWalk Rotterdam will start at Leuvehoofd, near the Erasmus Bridge. The exact route of the walk is still rather unclear, the walk will probably go through the city, ending at Shouwburgplein.

During the walk we will carry signs, rainbow flags and OUT&ABROAD flags. You can chat with each other and meet new people! Besides OUT&ABROAD there will be hundreds of other people participating as well!

Credit: Andréa Foto

13:00 The Pride Festival will start at Schouwburgplein. Different from Amsterdam, the walk in Rotterdam will end in the city center, giving everyone the chance to eat something on their own.   14:00 Starting from Central station, there will be a guided tour of Rotterdam that takes you past most of the highlights of the city. There will be opportunity to snack on the way, as well as plenty of photo opportunities. You might just fall in love with this city!

17:00 We will have the last organised part of the event, dinner. Everyone who wants to join can meet as we conclude our activities with a meal at a restaurant that we will pick in the weeks leading up to the event, because it depends on the number of people joining and the restaurants capacity. Rotterdam has many good restaurants, so we will surely not starve! :)  

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Stunning Miniature Landscape Paintings by Dina Brodsky

Dina Brodsky’s (previously featured here) miniature paintings combine her two passions: cycling and miniature painting. Her landscape paintings depict the view of cycling sceneries of beautiful nature scenes showcasing different types of seasons and times of day.

The paintings follow the traditional composition of realism. Nature’s vast landscape is expressed through a series of atmospheric colors. Brodsky beautifully captures the morning and evening haze of a cold winter day, as well as the blinding sunrise on a tiny canvas. She compares their adorable and miniaturize size next to her fine paintbrush. The results are a romantic image meticulously and skillfully captures in an impossibly small canvas.You can find her stunning pieces in her Etsy shop.