Queensday 2012!

Dear readers,

April 30 is a BIG day here in The Netherlands, because it is the late Queen's birthday, which we celebrate in a really ENORMOUS way! I will show you some pictures of it tomorrow, but for today I will only share with you a pastry that we eat today, called "Oranje tompoucen"! Haha, say what? Well "oranje" means orange, because the Royal family's last name is "Van Oranje" and "tompoucen" is just the name of the pastry. Anyway, I am sure you have seen the images of Queensday either online or on the television, so you know the colour orange is a returning theme in everything today, even in this pastry. See for yourself :)

If you are in the Netherlands today and you haven't tried this pastry yet, do so...it is YUMMY!!!

Great party everone!

Love, Melissa

Queensday @ Amsterdam

Dear readers,

This saturday, April 30, my homecountry will be celebrating the birthday of the Queen, well actually, of the late Queen Juliana. Maybe some of you have celebrated Queensday with us while being in The Netherlands. If so, then you know what an amazing national holiday it is. I always celebrate Queensday in Amsterdam and it is so different every single year. But what always remains the same is the joyous sphere, the color orange, the canals full of boats, the loud music and people dancing and being drunk :) What else do you need? LOL! To give you an impression about this day, I attached some photos here and who knows, maybe we will celebrate Queensday 2012 together! :)

Love, Melissa


People celebrating Queensday in one of the canals in Amsterdam


@ Museumplein Amsterdam where all kinds of artists perform


A dog in Queensday costume


Guessing these guys are drunk ;)


People dancing on the streets in Amsterdam


People  celebrating Queensday on a boat