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mekyriaI picked up the special made soles in the hospital in The Hague today, and noticed an immediate difference when walking. Less pain in my knee! Though after an hour, my muscles started to protest and I put them away aain. The foot technician recommended to wear them longer every day, starting with one hour an taking it up with an hour a day. Tomorrow's queensday wanderings will start with the soles. I just watched Kate & William's wedding on the news bulletin, and they are gorgeous together. Good for them for kissing twice instead of once :)
While I was in The Hague, I witnessed the preparations for Queensnight. Traditionally the old Queen Juliana celebrated her birthday on April 30th. The current queen Beatrix decided to stick with that date as her birthday is January 31th, which is an awful season for the traditional outdoor festivities. Though the Dutch occasionally question whether we still need our royalty (most of the time because they cost us money) overall we are blessed with a very down to earth royal family that takes a real interest in their people. And let's face it, revolutions with pitchforks and guillotines are soooo 18th century and don't want to spend our precious free time on dethroning a lovely 72 year old lady with hair set in conrete. Here she is:
Throught the years, the younger people added Queens night to the celebrations. A night with music, beer and people wearing silly orange hats. The Hague is the official location of the Queen (she has several palaces: one in Amsterdam, one in Soestdijk (in use as a museum) and one in The Hague). IT was nice to walk in the sun and see the pub people setting out extra tables, burly man building stages and testing PA systems. In Utrecht the 'free market' starts tonight. It's our country's biggest flee market, where everyone can drag junk from the attic and try to sell it on the street. A lot of people will wake up tomorrow, wearing an orange sombrero or crown and clutching a lampshade with no clue on why or how they got it. In short, the famous Dutch stingyness will go down while beer levels go up. I won't go out tonight because beer is not my thing and I'm way to thrifty for my own good, but I wish everyone who's going out a great time!
*edited to add congratulations to all the British flisties on the wedding of William and Kate. w000t!!
While I was in The Hague, I witnessed the preparations for Queensnight. Traditionally the old Queen Juliana celebrated her birthday on April 30th. The current queen Beatrix decided to stick with that date as her birthday is January 31th, which is an awful season for the traditional outdoor festivities. Though the Dutch occasionally question whether we still need our royalty (most of the time because they cost us money) overall we are blessed with a very down to earth royal family that takes a real interest in their people. And let's face it, revolutions with pitchforks and guillotines are soooo 18th century and don't want to spend our precious free time on dethroning a lovely 72 year old lady with hair set in conrete. Here she is:
Throught the years, the younger people added Queens night to the celebrations. A night with music, beer and people wearing silly orange hats. The Hague is the official location of the Queen (she has several palaces: one in Amsterdam, one in Soestdijk (in use as a museum) and one in The Hague). IT was nice to walk in the sun and see the pub people setting out extra tables, burly man building stages and testing PA systems. In Utrecht the 'free market' starts tonight. It's our country's biggest flee market, where everyone can drag junk from the attic and try to sell it on the street. A lot of people will wake up tomorrow, wearing an orange sombrero or crown and clutching a lampshade with no clue on why or how they got it. In short, the famous Dutch stingyness will go down while beer levels go up. I won't go out tonight because beer is not my thing and I'm way to thrifty for my own good, but I wish everyone who's going out a great time!
*edited to add congratulations to all the British flisties on the wedding of William and Kate. w000t!!
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Well like the new princess in England
Date: 2011-04-29 03:05 pm (UTC)By the way did you see the wedding ?
we did ...the only thing on t.v.
Re: Well like the new princess in England
Date: 2011-04-29 05:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-02 07:47 pm (UTC)