King's Day, Amsterdam: seen and heard

Monday, April 28, 2025

Dutch flag hanging outside a building on a sunny day
Photo by Jannik on Unsplash



On King's Day in Amsterdam, I took a walk around the city in the morning - before the big parties start and as people set up their vrijmarkt flea markets. Here's what I saw and heard:

  • A woman with a red, white and blue coat - classier than the orange looks
  • A shot-to-go stand
  • A sign for MINI VEGAN SALT BARS (no clue)
  • An Italian woman with giant glasses selling hand knitted hats
  • Guys peeing against trees, a woman squat down between two cars (11am!)
  • Nearby, a cute kid selling her jewellery
  • A sign for a 'Transcendental Toilet'
  • A woman with an orange moustache shimmying to Shakira
  • An American tourist looking at a hot dog stand declaring, 'yeah, that's solid'

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