Gay Pride Amsterdam 2013

Vi havde læst, at paraden ville starte klokken 14:00, så vi planlagde at smutte fra Amersfoort så vi ville være i Amsterdam en time inden, for at få en god plads, men fordi vi kom for sent ud af huset, kom vi der til tiden. Jeg vil råde alle til at tage afsted så i er der klokken 10:00. Paraden vare 4 timer, og det er bare en stor fest, men festen er fedest når der ingen mennesker er foran dig. Da vi kom der var der sort af mennesker ved lige nøjagtig denne kanal. Til sidst endte vi med, at blive på samme plads, og folk foran os blev trætte af min skubben for at komme frem af for at tage billeder, at de flyttede sig, så vi faktisk kom helt yderst, Amalie og jeg, og jeg lever jer for det var noget af en oplevelse. 

Der kom nogen og 70 både forbi os, og de var pyntet med alt mellem himmel og jord. På hver eneste båd var der kæmpe fest, og alle på bådene blev endnu vildere når vi, publikum, vinkede til dem, sang med på de sange de spillede eller dansede med og piftede af dem. Der var både med Captain Morgan tema, Bondage tema, Ørenrenser tema, Homolulu tema og... Jeg kunne blive ved.

* The day before Gay Pride Parade we checked when the parade was going to start which was at 2PM. We planned to jump on the train to be in Amsterdam an hour before to get a great place where we could see everything but because of a late departure from the house we arrived in Amsterdam at 2PM. If you are going to the Parade next year arrive at 10:00. The parade lasts 4 hours and it is one big parteeey but the party is the best in front row! When we arrived at the canal you could not see a thing for all those people. We ended up staying at one place and we got lucky after an hour or something, probably because my camera was in the face of the people in front of us, and we ended up in the front row Amalie and me. I tell you it is amazing to be at the canal watching all the boats floating by you. 

There is about 70 boats floating in the canal and they are all decked with crazy colors, balloons and dancing, dressed people. The people on the boats go even wilder when we, the audience, wave at them, sing along their songs or whistled at them. There were themes like Captain Morgan, Bondage, Homolulu.. I could keep on.

Jeg endte op med 1230 billeder fra dagen, selv efter at have slettet nogen. Det var helt vildt, og virkelig fedt at opleve! Alle er farverige, alle typer er ude denne dag og alle nyder bare at være afsted, og sådan burde det jo være til så stor en fest som denne!

* I ended up with 1230 pictures even after I deleted some of them. The day.. The arrangement was absolutly crazy, beautiful and totally worth it. It is an unforgettable experience! Everyone is colorful, everyone different expose them selfs and everyone enjoys every single minute of the parade and that is how it should be, right?

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Amsterdam & a Gay Pride kick start

Amsterdam, byen med flotte kanaler, husbåde og vindskæve huse ved kanalerne.

Vi tog alle til Amsterdam fordi vi skulle mødes med Willemien, som skulle være vores guide.

Godt at vide:

Når du skal til Amsterdam, fra hvilken som helst by (vil jeg tro), kan du kun købe billet ved Billet Kontoret, og kun med kontanter. De har lavet meget om igennem årene, og dette er en af dem

We gik direkte til kanalbådene til at starte med, for at få et andet perspektiv af byen, og desuden er bådene en rigtig god måde at få set byen på. Det koster 9 euro for en voksen og kun 5 for et barn. Turen vare en time, og vær klar på, at der er varmt inde i båden, da den er overdækket. I båden er der højtalere, og i bådene snakker de både hollandsk, tysk, engelsk og fransk.

*Amsterdam, the city with all the beautify canals, houseboats and cock-eyed houses along the canals.

We all went to Amsterdam to meet up with Willemien once again because she was going to be our guide for today.

Good to know:

When you are going to Amsterdam, from any city (I imagine) you can only buy a ticket from the Ticket Office and only with cash. They have changed a lot of things the past years and this is one of them.

We headed to the canalboats at first, just to get a different look at the city, and the canals is a great way to do that. It costs 9 euros pr. adult, only 5 pr. child and the trip lasts one hour. In the boats there are speakers and they speak dutch, german, english and french. It was unimaginably hot in the boat because it was roofed but you come by a lot of beautiful places.

Efter bådturen gik vi rundt i De 9 Gader. Amalie og jeg gik også lidt alene rundt i området. Vi kom forbi Gay Monument tæt ved Anne Franks hus, og vi var begge rigtig glade for, ikke at skulle stå og bage i den lange kø, som går ind til museet. Efter et frokost hvil i skyggen af et træ, lige ned til en af kanalerne, valgte vi alle at tage til Eye, som er en ø tæt ved Amsterdam Central Station. Det er gratis at komme derover. Didde og hendes veninde tog hjem, da de ikke havde det så godt.

* After the boat trip we walked around in the 9 streets. We split up and Amalie and I just wondered around as much as possible. We ended up at the Gay Monument and at Anne Franks house. The line was very long and luckily for us we did not have to stand there and wait. The weather was so hot today and after lunch in the shadow from a tree, by the canal we went for the island Eye. It is free to get to the island Didde and her friend went back home because they did not feel good.

På Eye slog vi os ned ved en container cafe, med en lille strand tæt ved hvor både Willemien, min far, min mor, Amalie og jeg sprang i for at blive kølet af, og det var bare fantastisk efter en lang varm dag inde i byen. Efter at have hoppet i vandet nogle gange satte vi os ned, nød en øl og blev tørre i vinden og af solen. Vi var ved den fine cafe i nogle timer, og så tog Amalie og jeg ind til byen igen for at dufte lidt til alt hashosen der kommer ud fra de små coffieshops.

* On the Eye we went to a container cafe with a sort of beach where both Willemien, my dad, mother, Amalie and I went for a swim in the water. After a hot day like today we were so happy to get cooled down. After a few jumps into the water we had a beer and sat on the side and got dry in the wind. It was very nice. We were here for more than two hours and Amalie and I went to Amsterdam city again just to look around and smell all the hash from the coffieshops. 

Da Amalie og jeg kom hjem, var der en mindre gay pride fest i gang, i midten af Amersfoort, som vi selvfølgelig gik hen til for at opleve. Selv efter aftensmad gik vi derhen, denne gang med Didde og hendes veninde, hvor vi dansede, snakkede med søde homoseksuelle folk og havde en masse sjov.

When we arrived home there were a smaller Gay Pride thing going on in the middle of Amersfoort so we went there of course, after dinner too with Didde and her friend. We danced, talked with a lot of gays, had fun and came home and went straight to bed. Almost ;)

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Shopping in Amersfoort & food in Arnhem

Amersfoort

Vi startede ud med, at vi alle gik til en adventurebutik, Bever, lige ved udkanten af den indre del af Amersfoort. Herfra splittede vi op, og Amalie og jeg valgte at gå lidt rundt. På en mindre plads, ved det høje kirketårn, satte vi os, for at nyde et stykke frugt, og her så vi et filmhold ankomme, hvor de straks gik i gang med, at snakke med resten af deres crew. Vi håbede lidt på, at de ville gå i gang med et eller andet, men det største action vi så var en kat, der fandt det sjovt, at bestige bilen og sidde på taget af den. Vi gik hjem, stoppede lige ind ved Plus, vores indkøbscenter, for at købe noget slik, og gik så hjem, hvor vi pludselig alle var samlet og spiste frokost. 

* We began the day by walking to an adventurestore, Bever, just at the beginning of the inner cirkel of Amersfoort. After looking there Amalie and I went by ourself to the centre. We sat down close to the tall church tower where we saw a film crew coming to talk with the rest of their team about something - probably about some movie. Amalie and I hoped to see some filming but the only action we got was a cat that dared its life by jumping onto the car and sat on the roof. We went home after a little candy-shopping in Plus, our grocery store, and when we arrived at the house everyone came home and we had lunch together.

Arnhem

Klokken 15 kørte vi alle til min mors kusines lejlighed i Arnhem. Hun havde inviteret os til te/kaffe og aftensmad, og havde også lige lagt tid ind til os unge, at gå ud i byen og tjekke det hele ud. Willemien, som min mors kusine hedder, havde forberedt en masse lækkert for os. Der var lækre kartoffel pandekager, brød, tomatsuppe, oliven, chips og frikadeller. Trudy og Dolf var der også, hvilket er Willemiens forældre. Dem har Didde og jeg været ved som lille nogle gange. Vi hilste med de 3 kys og kiggede os rundt i lejligheden, hvilket var et super fedt sted, med udsigt over et fredet område.

* At 3PM we all got in the car and drove to my mothers cousin in Arnhem. She has invited us all to tea/coffie and dinner and she had also taken care of the time so we young people could get out and get a look at the city. Willemien, her name is, had prepared a lot of great things: potato pancakes, chips, bread, meat balls, cold tomato soup and olives. Dolf and Trudy were there as well - they are Willemiens parents. We said "hallo" with the three kisses and had a look at the apartment which by the way is very cool with a view over a protected area. 

Vi fire piger gik ud i byen og fandt en købmand, hvor vi købte noget smirnoff ice, og gik til en plads, hvor vi satte os ned, drak lidt, fik en is og vanila vla. Det hyggede vi os meget med, og der kom en mand hen til os, som lige skulle vise os nogle af hans tegninger, og vi skulle også lige lytte til nogle af hans kravetær. På vej hjem gik Amalie og jeg rundt i parken, som Willemien har udsigt til. Det var rigtig smukt og meget stille og roligt der. Vi kørte hjem ved 21tiden.

* Us four girls went into the town and bought some smirnoff ice and found a place to sit. Here we had a drink, some ice cream and some vanilla vla. We had a great time here and some guy came aroundand showed some of his pictures and read some of his writings. On our way back to Willemiens apartment, Amalie and I went for a stroke in the park you could see from the apartment. It was very beautiful. 

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