Saturday, April 26, 2014

Euro 2014 - Amsterdam Party Series - Kings Day

King's Day is a BIG DEAL in the Netherlands.  Basically the whole country celebrates the King's birthday with a big party that lasts for 24 hours.  It's uniquely Dutch.  According to my son-in-law it captures the three critical values the Dutch hold dear - Selling, Thrift, Drinking.  The event is a curious combination of a party that is city wide starting the night before, with a break during the next morning for the single tag sale the city has all year, followed by another afternoon of partying.

We skipped the first night partying but went out to see the garage sale and check out the last afternoon of partying.













1 comment:

Agent W and the Derf said...

We are enjoying your great pics!