"We wish Catherine and William much love and happiness for the future."

"We wish Catherine and William much love and happiness for the future."

Today was a royal day and tomorrow it will be another royal day, today was 'The wedding' where the whole world will prolly talk about, good or bad.  I saw a few bits of the wedding, the balcony kiss scene was the best. I had a bit of  'oh,' moment when William putted the ring on Catherine's finger, I thought, "Oh dear, the ring doesn't fit." I loved Catherine's dress, I think most of the people were expecting a bit of a 'Prinses Diana flashback' sort of a wedding, but I didn't see that. Anyway, I wish them both the best in life. Note to myself: I didn't even know that Prins William was seeing Catherine and that they were an item, and I didn't even know that they would go mary this Friday until last Thursday. I should watch the worldwide news alot more.

BUT! I do know that tomorrow it's Queensday In Holland, like always on the 30th of April. Queensday  is a national holiday in Holland. Queen's Day celebrates the Birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands and is supposed to be a day of national unity and "togetherness." The tradition started on 31 August 1885, on the birthday of Princess Wilhelmina. Since 1949, after the accession of Queen Juliana, Queen's Day is Queen Juliana's birthday on 30 April. Although Queen Beatrix's birthday is on 31 January, she officially celebrates her birthday on 30 April.

Queen of the Netherlands, Queen Beatrix.

Prince Willem-Alexander & Princes Maxim.

Queen's Day is known for its "freemarket" all over the country, where everybody is allowed to sell things in the streets. Other activities during Queen's Day are children's games, individual musical performances, and music concerts. The night before Queen's Day is celebrated too in most cities, and this is called Queen's Night. The largest celebration of Queen's Day is in Amsterdam, Queen's Night in The Hague and Queen's Dance in Rotterdam. During the celebrations as reference to the colours of the House of Orange Nassau, people dress in the colour, which is sometimes called "orange craze."(Thank you Wikipedia)

So yeah, there's alot to do tomorrow. In the past when I was little I would just stay in my own city or town to see the markets and playing children games, and watch the Queen's day on tv. When I got a bit older, I went alot to Amsterdam with some of my friends. It's huge there and the markets are cheap and it's such a big happening, and extremely crowded. After such a long day you'll be dead exhausted. Nowaday's I will take it easy and I will just see what I do, I might go and see my Dad, but I don't know yet. I have been twice this week in Nijverdal and to go again, hmm, I don't know.

Crowded orange madness in Amsterdam.

The famous Dutch canals in Amsterdam.

Queensday in Amsterdam.

Even pets have to believe in it!

I will for sure have a little peek tomorrow at the 'Free market' here in Almelo. I went in town aswell today and it felt good, it was nice being there. Ussualy I never stay long in town, I rather just do what I need to do and vanish. I did some grocery and I bought two little orange teddy-bears for Johannus's kids, plus I bought something for the musquito's. It's a sort of a screen what you can easily attach to the frame of the windows. I will attatch it tomorrow or Sunday, it's weekend tomorrow so I would like to fill both days. Sunday's a close neighbor of mine from Humanitas reminded me that we might make tosti's this comming Sunday, together with Paula my counseler, nice!

Oh yeah!! Totally forgot! I got my medication, Yay! I was expecting it would be a disaster, but, it went fine. It was a long walk though, more then 30 minutes. When I arrived I had to wait a little while till it was my turn, when it was my turn, I asked for my recepy and the pharmacy assistent looked and there it was. Although the adress wasn't right, cause they had still the adress from the summerhouse where I stayed back in Frebruary, the pharmacy  changed that right away. I pulled my wallet and wanted to pay, but they stopped me and told me that your healt insurance will pay for that. Wow! Ain't I a lucky man today? 

The walk back was another 30 minutes, but the weather was nice, still that akward feeling being in Nijverdal, my ol'town, I nearly passed the grocery shop where I used to almost daily shopped while I still lived in Nijverdal. The shop was a five minute walk from my old house, so easy then to shop. When Saf and Ab were in Holland we used to shop there to for grocery too, the people who shopped there found it funny and a bit akward to hear Saf speak english, but the akward feeling changed in a few days. It was a nice feeling that Saf was with me then, and was a part of my daily to do things. 

When I nearly passed that shop this morning, I didn't want to look at it, and not even want to pass it. Although I needed grocery, I refussed to go there, to many memories, I'm sure it would make me sad, so I avoided it. It would give that feeling of the ol' past again, that same ol' same ol' feeling, I didn't had such a good life before I went to Canada, being in Canada was much nicer, a family around me and much love, The shop would aswell bring back the fun memories I had with Saf while being in Holland. Maybe I'm over reacting, I don't know, but I know I will refuse to go shopping there again. Anyway, there are more grocery shops elsewhere, right?