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		<title>Queen&#8217;s Day Insanity</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queen&#8217;s Day is the day where The Netherlands celebrates the birthday of one of their queens by turning the city of Amsterdam into the world&#8217;s biggest street party. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE heads out to the streets, canals, rooftops, and anywhere else they can find open space to paint the entire city orange. Of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Queen&#8217;s Day is the day where The Netherlands celebrates the birthday of one of their queens by turning the city of Amsterdam into the world&#8217;s biggest street party. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE heads out to the streets, canals, rooftops, and anywhere else they can find open space to paint the entire city orange. Of course, being new to the area, we had to put on our orange shirts and partyin&#8217; pants and join the debauchery.</p>
<p>The morning started by meeting at one of my co-worker&#8217;s apartments and hitting the streets at around 11 a.m. What followed was a good solid 12 hours of walking around and partying with roughly 1.5 million of my new closest friends. I have NEVER experienced an atmosphere like this before. DJ booths set up on street corners, people peddling their used junk, every doorway selling beer without liquor licenses, and public (VERY public) urinals scattered around in an attempt to keep things somewhat sanitary. The crowds were shoulder-to-shoulder everywhere you went, so all you could do was go with the flow and let yourself be carried along by the vibe. The weather was gorgeous, and everyone had the time of their lives.</p>
<p>I can hardly wait until next year.</p>
<p>(click images below for fullsize)</p>

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<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3355/" title="Crazy outfits ruled the day"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3355-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Crazy outfits ruled the day" /></a>
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<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3369/" title="I&#039;m pretty."><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3369-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="I&#039;m pretty." /></a>
<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3371/" title="The boys, after getting Dutch flags painted on our faces."><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3371-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="The boys, after getting Dutch flags painted on our faces." /></a>
<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3383/" title="Crowds"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3383-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Crowds" /></a>
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<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3388/" title="Again, you can&#039;t be too careful!"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3388-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Again, you can&#039;t be too careful!" /></a>
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<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3403/" title="Swine-flu... you can&#039;t be too careful"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3403-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Swine-flu... you can&#039;t be too careful" /></a>
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<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3320/" title="The streets were packed like this EVERYWHERE."><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3320-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="The streets were packed like this EVERYWHERE." /></a>
<a  href="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/2009/05/queens-day-insanity/img_3332/" title="Why not take the time to throw eggs at some dude?"><img width="150" height="150" src="http://exodus.prayingmadness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/img_3332-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" title="Why not take the time to throw eggs at some dude?" /></a>
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