Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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Koninginnedag - say no more. Anyway, we actually spent part of the day entertaining on the terrace of our Jordaan flat. First our Homeexchange friends Scott and Kern from London, then my former colleague Susanne and her boyfriend Nikolaj. In the company of the latter, we ventured into the celebrations. Crowds of people equipped with various pieces of orange wear, drinking and rejoicing in honour of Queen Beatrix. The Dutch seem to find this unique, but for me - well, if you've seen one noisy crowd in high spirits, you've seen them all.
(Sadly, the day ended in tragedy in another part of Holland - not until a few days later did we hear the news...)