In all of the Netherlands, the Queen's birthday is celebrated, but nowhere else is it celebrated as it is in Amsterdam.  It is a day of celebration.  The canals are filled with boats and the boats are filled with people.


The streets and  the bridges look like a flea market, with much stuff for sale.

But most interesting are the young people, with their costumes, painted faces, and orange hats.



                                                                                              Pictures by John Anton