Koninginnenach (Queen's Night)

Queen's Day Eve is Queen's Night, and major cities host free concerts and events in honour of the occasion. Thorsten, Johanna, Pamela and I took the train to The Hague to see DIO and Caro Emerald perform.
DIO, the Dutch rapper, has been a running joke between three of us, especially for his song Tijdmachine, meaning Time Machine. We are often singing the chorus line ("Tijdmachine, tijdmachine. Maar die heb ik niet") and my goal is to learn the whole rap off by heart by the end of my stay here, or at least just the chorus. The appeal lies in learning Dutch, and listening to lyrics so lame that they are catchy. So, it was with great excitement that we went to see our favourite Dutch rapper perform in a free open-air concert on Queen's Night in The Hague.

Dio - Tijdmachine feat. Sef: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT6tpUbWOms

The sign warns patrons of the impending rain.

Halfway through the gig, it started to rain, but this just added to the energy and fun. It was not enough energy and fun, however, to keep my accompanying trio with me for the following act - my favourite Dutch singer Caro Emerald.

Thus we headed back to Leiden and caught some of the action on the canals which, by the way, had been transformed into a huge floating dance floor on a barge.

Crazy Mexican girl Pamela who flew all the way across the Atlantic just to spend four days in Holland with her friends to celebrate Queen's Day and will fly all the way back again. Loco en el coco!