Waterkant Street Art ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ Paramaribo, Suriname ๐ŸŽจ CCC's Street Art Contest #17

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In our quest (unsuccessful) to get criminal background checks from the Suriname Police, we ended up stuck downtown during a rainstorm, but we discovered a few cool pieces of street art in the process.


๐ŸšŠ CCC's Street Art Contest #17 ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ


๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ Lightly Armed Multicultural Trekker ๐ŸŽ’๐Ÿฅพ

ย  ย  ย The quest to get criminal police checks didn't work out, and was a hot mess actually, but this post is about the street art we accidentally found. We found ourselves in downtown and with time to burn, so we decided to explore a newly developed canal and promenade complete with several small kiosk businesses.

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IMG_2905.JPGanother artwork next to the cafe's door

ย  ย  ย A friend had previously told us there was a vegan cafe operating from one of the kiosks, so we looked for the hippest external artwork, which I have now dubbed "Lightly Armed Multicultural Trekker," and this led us right to the vegan cafe.

ย  ย  ย The cafe wasn't open, so we peeked through the windows and were able to see the expected high prices on the menu board. Because they were closed I wasn't able to ask any questions about the artworks.

ย  ย  ย No sooner than we admired the public artworks, a rainstorm let loose and we found ourselves trapped near a bridge under one of the kiosk's awnings. It was here we discovered that the bridge was beautified with some art of its own.

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ย  ย  ย There was a break in the rain, and an unlicensed and unmarked taxi (aka random guy with a car) gave us a price to get home we couldn't resist, so we cut our losses and headed home with 5 coconuts I stole from a tree in the Palm Garden, giving one to our driver upon safe arrival at our rental room.

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Nice artwork... Especially the one that looks like a warrior or someone with a straw head or something.
I should really take a stroll again downtown, to see the latest developments.
And indeed when going over that bridge it's easy to miss that artwork. Nice surprise.

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Thanks, I like that the new promenade is connected to the Palmtree Garden, and the new exercise equipment provides a lot more to do in the area, almost enough to fill an afternoon. !ENGAGE 25

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Yeah, I should really try out the outdoor gym.
I think in May was the last time I was in the downtown area.

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I really love the first one dad. Can you send it to me?

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Yes, no problem. I'll airdrop it to your iPad. !ENGAGE 10

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Great selection, especially the Lightly Armed Multicultural Trekker.

Thanks for sharing these pics on The StreetArt Community.

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Thanks, it was a pleasant surprise to have a few public artworks to admire while waiting for the rain to stop. !ENGAGE 10

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