Today, May 5, is Liberation Day in the Netherlands. I know, a lot of holidays this month-- oh wait, this week! Liberation Day is celebrated each year to mark the end of Nazi Germany Occupation during WWII. Yesterday, on May 4, there was two minutes of silence to commemorate the people who fought and died in WWII. I am pretty sure I was in my pilates class when this moment of silence was supposed to be happening but regardless I am sure the Queen at the very least was silent! And, now today comes time for all the talking you want, as much of Holland is crowded with festivals and what not to celebrate. I am actually going into Amsterdam today to do some touring, specifically I am going to go to the Dutch Resistance Museum-- which happens to document what life was like in the Netherlands during WWII-- and then will walk around and see what celebrating is happening on that side of the canals. Should be nice! 


I'm telling you, I just feel bad for everyone who has to clean up at all the mess from Queens Day. And then, on top of it, the Dutch decide to celebrate another holiday less than a week later. They better get overtime.