Spotting the Royals...

Jimmy and I managed to find a fairly good spot to watch the festivities. From our viewpoint, we could just barely spot King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima in the bleachers (front row center).

When the King and Queen made their exit, many of the people in our section disregarded a roped off area to get a closer view. How could we not follow along?

Afterwards, we thought we could escape the crowds by heading to Keizerstraat, but instead happened upon a festive street packed with folks in costumes. These ladies were happy to pose with a painting of the King.

And these ladies showed their loyalty to the King by trying to kiss his portrait.