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The little inviting weather seems to rise in various activities play a major role, but may in the course afternoon increasing crowds.
the NS sees that the printer is at the stations south of Amsterdam and Alkmaar. This has to do with, among other dance events, where spectators presale already had to buy tickets. A spokeswoman for the railways speaks of a cozy atmosphere.
Amsterdam Centraal is quieter than other King Day. Possible that in the course of the afternoon the crowds still gets going when the weather is better.
The whole country is in trains and at stations quieter than in other years. ” It is not extinct again. There are certain people, but you notice that the weather affects. “
NS runs on King’s back with a special timetable with extra and longer trains because of crowds around cities like Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Breda, Alkmaar and Arnhem was expected. The special timetable remains in force
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Code yellow
The weather forecast is not easy for King’s, there are showers and it can also be a thunderstorm in the east and southeast. The maximum temperatures will be around only 9 degrees.
The KNMI code yellow issued for thunderstorms across the country. “Very local may occur briefly smoothness through grain hail. In to the southwest of the country near the showers also winds occur around 60 kilometers per hour. During the day, take showers in number gradually,” the weather institute.
the Red Cross has given advice to warmly dressed to go out the door at King’s. The rain and low temperatures can entail dangers according to the organization.
Royal Family
King Willem-Alexander visited on his 49th anniversary with the royal family of the city of Zwolle. The reception in Zwolle called Willem-Alexander ‘heartwarming’. And about the weather: ” You can not do anything but easy. ”
Zwolle were 60,000 to 80,000 people on their feet. Umbrellas were not displayed.
The princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane enjoyed the celebration in Zwolle. They were glad that the weather cooperated and were impressed by the festivities that the Hanseatic city has organized for their old father
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Festivals and flea
in some big cities, the street markets started earlier than in the rest of the Netherlands. In Utrecht, the flea market had even gone on to start Tuesday at 18:00. People should there 24 hours buy stuff and sell on the street.
Amsterdam began flea 6:00 am in The Hague to 7.30 and in Rotterdam, the plots were to be already occupied from 5:00 pm .
Some outdoor festivals are Wednesday due to bad weather moved in. The big orange festival expect a lot of visitors. Kingsland at the Amsterdam RAI expected 35,000, 538Koningsdag Breda has sold 40,000 tickets, and SLAM! King’s Alkmaar (27,500 cards) are sold out.
King Night
It is also quieter night king expired in many places than other years because of the bad weather. Throughout the country events attracted much less public than usual.
During King Night in The Hague made the thirteen police detentions were related to the places in the city. This involved such things as fighting parties, urinating and insulting police officers. ” This does not differ much from an ordinary night out, ” said a police spokesman.
King Day passed quietly in the center of Amsterdam. ” It was actually like a normal night out. The streets were quiet, and there is nothing special happened, ” told a church spokesman.
Utrecht enjoyed a quiet night. The build-up to King’s was the lot quieter than previous years and took place in a good atmosphere, said a spokeswoman for the municipality
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