After the previous very successful weekend at the sea, in Oostende, for a theatrical and culinary treat, the seaside was calling again on the eve of my birthday. Destination: the rather mundane town Knokke, for the “Night of the Zoute”.
At this summer happening, all chic designer stores on the Ocean Avenue stay open late and welcome visitors to nice tunes and … champagne.
More over, I was a sunny afternoon so I enjoyed the beach and a revitalizing swim in the ocean. Then my friend Erika joined me for a stroll along the avenue, for some “people watching” while sipping champagne. Remarkable that quite some men were wearing red pants! Typical for Knokke?
Many well-known art galleries were also participating in the nocturne. An absolute hit was the opening of Christo’s “Over the River” at Guy Pieters: an impressive exhibition of designs of Christo’s next project for the Arkansas River. Christo plans (in 2014) to suspend 5.9 miles of silvery, luminous fabric panels high above the Arkansas River along a 42-mile stretch of the river between Salida and Cañon City in south-central Colorado. Even the master of landscape art himself was present, signing catalogs.
I couldn’t resist of having my picture taken with him, my highlight of a wonderful evening!
Photo courtesy (c) Donald Woodrow
