koninginnedag/queensday

April 30, 2003 12:02 AM

April 30 is Koninginnedag. Time to party, drink beer in huge crowds (Amsterdam 2001) or to get rid of your stuff in the attic on a "vrijmarkt". Kids love selling all kinds of junk. Queens love Queensday too. Vote for the top 10 Queen outfits. Finally, this one's for the monkeys. Click on Koninginnedag.
posted by ginz (10 comments total)

Finally, this one's for the monkeys.

Awww, I didn't know you cared.
posted by Katemonkey at 1:11 AM on April 30, 2003

Thanks for those links ginz. I´ve been travelling from Copenhagen to Amsterdam since 1995 for Koninginnedag. Have to miss it this year due to "commitments."
At least I can show my girlfriend what she´s missing.

PROOST!
posted by DelusionsofGrandeur at 2:54 AM on April 30, 2003

Webcams. Some of them take a while to load.
posted by ginz at 3:32 AM on April 30, 2003

And look at that. The first Dutch Google-logo!
posted by thijsk at 3:45 AM on April 30, 2003

That's very cool thijs.
posted by ginz at 3:56 AM on April 30, 2003

Flaming typical that my flight to Amsterdam is booked for tomorrow. I've been over for Queen's Day in the past, and it's brilliant. (Though I really wouldn't want to have to clear up the mess afterwards.) Also, 'Koningin' ('Queen') is one of the funniest words ever, especially in a Dutch accent.
posted by riviera at 6:16 AM on April 30, 2003

If you look at the one photo gallery, there's a picture of a guy drinking what looks like a freakin' Corona, for cryin' out loud! Tsk, tsk.
posted by tommasz at 7:24 AM on April 30, 2003

Does this coincide with the May 1st celebration in Europe?
posted by thomcatspike at 7:36 AM on May 1, 2003

It usually does. Whenever May 1 follows April 30.

just kidding the cat, teehee
posted by ginz at 11:01 AM on May 1, 2003

It usually does. Whenever May 1 follows April 30.
Ok, Ginz, May Day/Labor Day;P

Trying to reference the date with its numerical date because I have heard different names on this date for a holiday.
posted by thomcatspike at 2:55 PM on May 5, 2003