Malieveld is a large grass field not far from the central train station. I’ve posted about it a few times. There’s a path all the way around it. According to Dutch Wikipedia the field measures about 350 by 200 meters, so the path around it is about 1,100 meters or just under 0.7 miles. It’s great exercise if you go around 2 or 3 times, let me tell you.

The above photo shows the path on the way back (to get back to the train station you walk down to the end of this longer path and then take a left). Malieveld doesn’t look like a lot but it hosts carnivals, music festivals, demonstrations and other events.

It was also vital during corona as it gave people who live in the city enough space to get some exercise. I walked it a lot in 2020, let me tell you.

These photos were taken on the weekend, probably on a Saturday morning. It was pretty quiet then. But I went back earlier this week during a lunch break. It was much busier, with a lot of workers (especially government workers from the nearby buildings) dressed up in their suits and dresses, walking around in groups of 3-4 just chatting away. I assume most groups did one circle around the field and then left via the Koekamp. Koekamp is the area with the deer, adjacent to the Malieveld.

Hmmm. I clicked on the Koekamp link above and it mentioned last year’s temperatures were around 30C/85F around this time. That sounds lovely, as we have been stuck around 16C/61F lately. Here is hoping summer comes soon!