Because now there’s a king! This Queen’s Day was extra special because Queen Beatrix abdicated and Prince Willem-Alexander was crowned King. Obviously this warranted a trip to Amsterdam. I was expecting madness similar to Carnival, but instead I was greeted with “garage sales.” Queen’s Day is apparently the only day you can sell stuff on the street.
The most entertaining part of the day was watching the boats on the canal. Most of them cruised around with impressive stereo equipment blaring Dutch music and coolers full of Heineken. Some of them were so crowed and weighted down that they looked ready to sink.
Happy Queen’s Day!
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- How often can you drink Heineken and say you’re drinking a local brew? Edward, Elise’s sister, Dave, Kali, Elise, Art.
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- Party boat jam on the canal.
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- All decked out with loudspeakers.
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- Kali, Elise’s sister, Elise, Art (our Dutch tour guide), Tatiana, Edward.
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- Queen’s Day might be more appropriately named “national garage sale day.”
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- Hallo Willem-Alexander, Dag Beatrix (Hello Willem-Alexander, see ya Beatrix).
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- This stage featured what looked (and sounded like) the Dutch versions of Bieber and Hannah Montana.
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- Finally, tulips.
