Remembrance and Liberation Day

Friday May 4th was Remembrance Day in the Netherlands. There was a ceremony in Dam Square in front of the war memorial, which the Queen attended. It was marked with two minutes of silence at 8pm.



The Queen went out of the Royal Palance and walked accross Dam to the memorial. You can see the set up on the monitor.

The next day, Saturday May 5th, was Liberation Day. It was celebrated all over the city. Museumplein had the most festivities, with many stages with live music and various information booths about national organizations and charities. It was a cool contrast, rock music and the Rijksmuseum.

Museumplein was full of people that day...



Outside the national theatre, the Carre, a huge stage was set up on the Amstel for an evening concert. The Queen also attended the concert, and later floated around the river in her royal boat, waving to cheering fans. She's a cool lady. I was able to get this picture of the stage during soundcheck, when I went for a bike ride ride during the day...
because in the evening it was too packed.


The Queen leaving the Carre to go watch the concert. She's the little lady in black with the red robe; can you spot her?

The canals were a popular place to watch the concert from, it was a bit like Queen's Day again. And all the homes were draped in Dutch flags!