Thanks for looking and commenting Chuck.
Wiliam
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From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: zondag 29 april 2012 23:08
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG (recyclied): Queens Day 2005
A lot of really great people shots despite, in many cases, having to shoot
through the crowd. Well done.
Chuck Norcutt
On 4/29/2012 4:03 PM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> Thanks Nathan. We will enjoy our Koninginnedag. Won't be as busy as
> two years ago when the queen and royal family visited our town:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiliam/sets/72157623964235098/
>
> Wiliam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathan Wajsman [mailto:photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: zondag 29 april 2012 16:44
> To: lug Group; Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: [OM] IMG (recyclied): Queens Day 2005
>
> Of all the countries in which I have lived (seven at last count), the
> Netherlands has the fewest public holidays. So the few that there are,
> are even more appreciated. And among the nicest ones is tomorrow,
> April 30th, Queen's Day. As far as I know, it was the previous queen's
> birthday. The current queen Beatrix's birthday is in the autumn, but
> she wisely chose to stick with the April 30th date.
>
> The Queens Day traditions involve outdoor markets, and outdoor eating
> and drinking and partying, lots of it, preferably in silly orange
> outfits. Of course, spring in NW Europe being what it is, the weather
> is not always conducive to outdoor partying. But one of the years I
> lived there, 2005, we got especially lucky with the weather:
>
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexqueen.html
>
> I wish all my Dutch friends on both lists that tomorrow's weather is
> as nice as 7 years ago and that you all have a great Koninginendag.
>
> Groetjes,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
>
>
> YNWA
>
>
>
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