King's Day

We timed our visit to Amsterdam perfectly as today is King's Day, a day when the entire population holds a giant party to celebrate their King. Sounded like an excuse for a party, but hey... I was up for it.

Everyone wears orange and the police turn a blind eye to drinking and smoking joints in public. We have never seen anything like it... music blaring and people dancing on every street. The canals were full of boats with their own music and dancing. What a party!

But overall, everyone was really well behaved, they were here to have fun... and it was!Read more