{"id":8066,"date":"2012-04-15T12:47:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T11:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8066"},"modified":"2012-04-15T12:48:59","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T11:48:59","slug":"holland-house-dutch-festival-turns-trafalgar-square-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/holland-house-dutch-festival-turns-trafalgar-square-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"Holland House Dutch festival turns Trafalgar Square orange"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Holland<\/p>\n

Back in March, it was the French taking over Trafalgar Square<\/a> in central London, but yesterday it was the turn of the orange army, as the space was given over to the Holland House Dutch festival.<\/p>\n

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The annual event coincides with the \u00a0Dutch Queen Mother’s birthday (Queen’s Day or Koninginnedag), with\u00a0Dutch ex pats and Londoners filling Trafalgar Square for a day long party.<\/p>\n

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There were stalls selling traditional Dutch\u00a0foods\u00a0like caramel waffles and cheeses, with the bars serving up some of Holland’s finest beers.<\/p>\n

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A selection of Dutch bands played on the Trafalgar Square stage. I saw a bit of a band\u00a0called\u00a0De Coronas Splendid who didn’t exactly win me over with their brand of Euro cod-reggae, but it was pleasant enough.<\/p>\n

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Looking back at the National Gallery.<\/p>\n

Other events coming up at\u00a0Trafalgar Square include\u00a0St George’s Day for all you English types on\u00a0Apr 21 st (12noon-6pm) and the\u00a0Big Dance on\u00a014 July 2012.<\/p>\n

[Trafalgar Square site<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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