antwerp on kingsday

Antwerp Wednesday 27th of April - Kingsday in the Netherlands - 17854 steps

Coffee at Siblings, after a walk through Nieuw Zuid.
Second coffee at Hotel Pilar.
Lunch at Localstore.
Kingsday shopping at Princess, found myself a peachy perfect spring/summer dress.
Botanical garden tour.
Visit at PAKT, ecosystem of creative and sustainable entrepreneurs.
Dinner at Lebanese restaurant Sumac.

Outside all day, alternating terraces with walks through neighborhoods known and unknown to us. Antwerp keeps surprising and always feels like a holiday.

orange day

Kingsday 2021. An orange kinda day.

Second lockdown kingsday. Orange is popping up everywhere, however still no traditional 'Orange' parties, no free-markets, no festivals.

For the second time in history the Dutchies are celebrating kingsday mainly in and around the house.

We made an Orange mini cooper tour to the Biesbosch including a picknick in the grass.

Great sunny weather for a lazy afternoon and dinner in the backyard.

kingsday 2020

For the first time in history the Dutchies celebrated King's Day mainly in and around the house.

Due to the corona crisis, no traditional 'Orange' parties, no free-markets, no festivals. Most of us stayed at home and in our backyards.

The 27th of April was like a summer day in spring, probably the most beautiful weather in decades.

We raised the flag and took a short walk nearby. The roadsides are full of flowers nowadays and I picked some wild flowers.

It's the little things these days...

princes bouquet by pippa

Pippa made one of the princes bouquets for Kingsday yesterday evening.

She is following an internship for her study 'flower & design' at the local flowershop Erica.
Pippa's boss Armand asked all employees to make a bouquet and made Máxima's bouquet himself. What a super nice job!

Today we are watching the live Kingsday TV report in our hometown Dordrecht.
King Willem Alexander van Oranje Nassau is celebrating his 48th birthday with his family in Dordrecht today.
This morning when the Royal Family arrived by boat some children offered the bouquet to the Princesses and the 3 daughter of Willem Alexander and Maxima, were given bracelets with flowers.
Princes Annette is walking around with Pippa's bouquet today.

I'm super proud of my flowergirl Pippa. XX

Happy Kingsday!