Queen's Day Celebrations... I wonder what they'll call it next year?

  Queens Day is a big deal in the Netherlands. Who knew?  I sure didn't.  I didn't even know they had a queen. She's only been in charge for 33 years!  I thought England and some tribal territories in Africa were the only places left on the planet with monarchies still running.  I have a lot to learn.  

Anyway, we decided this would be a good occasion to celebrate in our ongoing effort to make heading to Holland for a year seem like a good idea to all of us.  So, although we didn't wear orange, as apparently the rest of the entire nation did (thanks to guys like this one), we did enjoy ourselves.

The Queen abdicated (retired) and the new King, her son, Willem-Alexander, and his wife, Queen Maximá, have three young girls, I mean princesses!   He is the first king they have had in 123 years, so no wonder it's "Queens" Day!

Sounds a bit like a fairy tale!  I wonder what they'll call next year's festivities?