Our first Queen's Day

Wow! What a crazy holiday this is! In honor of the Queen's birthday, The Netherlands celebrates Queen's Day. It's like the 4th of July in the States but much crazier. The Dutch really know how to party! And everyone dresses in orange in honor of the Dutch Royal family - the House of Orange-Nassau. We took a walk this morning and witnessed the largest yard sale around - all over the city people can sell whatever they like. And in Vondelpark, one of the most famous parks in Amsterdam (I liken it to Central Park in NYC,) the area was designated to children - where only children can sell items- and it's great. We were met with kids of all ages selling everything from food, to toys, clothes, games and they even performed. Some quite well, I might add~ lots of Michael Jackson fans here. Lots of dancing, singing and fun times. Bryce, Carolyn and I walked the length of the park and checked out tons of used toys and items. We stopped at a cafe for lunch and had a nice hot cappuccino and sandwich and then headed toward Museumplein where a radio station had set up a huge sound stage and pumped in lots of music. The concert is supposed to end at 9, but we'll see if the party ends there (I doubt it~ if it's anything like New Years', this could last all weekend!)

Queen's Day