Close of Pride

Today was a day of wandering our way though the streets of Amsterdam, almost aimlessly, down to the Westerpark. All in anticipation for the close of Pride (and the closing party). Jason was looking forward to seeing Chicane, a DJ from the UK.

The anticipation was a bit of an anticlimax. Chicane didn't quite live up to the memories of the past. And the event was closed by an old Dutch performer - think Kerri-Anne Kennerley crossed with Patty Newton. Unlike Chicane, the Dutch crowd lapped up every note and word. We couldn't quite understand the appeal so we exited, stage left.

Of note was lunch and the people watching from a little café in Centrum, not far from the Damrak and Centraal Station.Læs mere