It has been a week since Queen's Day in Holland our last day in Amsterdam!
Queen's Day
Queen's Day was a holiday unlike anyone I am used to. The whole country participates in a giant garage sale. People stake out their selling spots the day before with tape on the sidewalks marking where they will display their wares , bridges seem to be prime real estate. If you are not selling or strolling and buying; you are boating and drinking or perhaps just drinking. My favorite thing was a gambling game set up by a woman and her young assistants, it was a ball race where you bet on one of the coloured balls and could double your 1 euro bet if your ball came in. It was a great game, best understood by having a look at the photo below. Others had set up their entire living room on a bridge where they lounged, drank, watched and were watched.
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