Queen’s day 2007!

Small boats in the Prinsengracht....

This morning we went to the queen’s free market in the centre of our village.

After that we went with Grandpa, Ruud and Kim and Roy to Amsterdam. Man what a crowd, there were so many people, but it was very nice! Of course there was the free market but there also was a lot of music made by DJ’s and live musicians and there were lots of small boats with people who sailed through all the canals.

Here we had our first drink at cafe the Lelie in the Jordaan (centre of Amsterdam), which we always visit at first when we arrive in the Amsterdam’s Jordaan.

You first have to buy a glass in that area for $2,75 and then you can order a drink. Mom had been very smart and had taken along the glasses of last years Queen’s day and they just filled them up as if we had bought them just a while ago, happily the glasses were still exact the same glasses they sold last year. Well so we saved this year $19,--, quite smart eh?

Afterwards we walked through the entire Jordaan and it was great, so many things and people to see.

Here we are walking at the Egelantiersgracht, busy eh?

At the Westerstraat there is a café, were they put every year at Queen’s day on the façade a very big poster. This year it was a poster of Prince Willem Alexander and his 3 little daughters, Daddy Cool! So great to see man!

Prince Willem Alexander as Daddy Cool and the 3 little princesses, Amalia, Alexia and the new born Ariaan.

Also dog Sindy was there again at the Swan choir in the Jordaan. That dog is lying there every year on the same chair just to get much hugs for $0,27.

The Westertoren at the Prinsengracht...

It was very nice in Amsterdam, it all was one very grand festival with only happy people, who were smiling, laughing and singing and dancing. Man, Queen’s day is a beautiful festival in Amsterdam! That type of festivals must be there much more than only ones a year, there never is a quarrel, no fights, just everybody is partying and everybody is happy, that is so cool man!

Go to bed...... bye…. see you tomorrow!