Steppeland - Lutgarde De Brouwer
Netherlands
EUROPE
Lutgarde De Brouwer aka Steppeland is a Flemish amateur photographer living in Amsterdam South East, the Netherlands.
Main areas of interest are nature photography, social- and street photography, and photo journalism.
More of her work can be found on steppeland.redbubble.com and steppeland.deviantart.com
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Thousands of people gathered on Amsterdam's Dam Square to commemorate the victims of wartime violence on the National Remembrance Day. HM. King Willem-Alexander and HM.Queen Máxima placed the first wreath at the foot of the National Monument.
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Celebrations took place as Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne, ending 33 years as the country's monarch, enabling her son Willem-Alexander to became the first Dutch King in more than 120 years.
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Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne, ending 33 years as the country's monarch. Her son Willem-Alexander becomes the first Dutch King in more than 120 years. Before and after the ceremony, people gathered on the Dam ware celebrating the new King.
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Today Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicated the throne, and her son Willem-Alexander took over the throne as the new King. The crowd on the Dam could follow the ceremonies on large screens and later greet the Royal Family as they appeared on the balcony.
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"The King is ready, the Dutch are ready, Amsterdam is ready" said Mayor van der Laan during a press conference as the country prepares for the investiture of Willem-Alexander, who will take over as king of the Netherlands.
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Amsterdam is preparing and warming up for royal celebrations on Queens Day 2013. Large buildings in the city centre are decorated with royal banners, and people are working to get everything ready for this special annual event.
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This year, the Dutch bought some 70 million € worth of fireworks, approximately the same amount as last year. On New Year's Eve there was still a rush of customers wanting to buy them from authorised firework shops.
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A few hundred people were present at the commemoration of the Bijlmer disaster of October 4, 1992, when a Boeing 747 cargo plane of the Israeli airline El Al, crashed into Groeneveen and Klein-Kruitberg flats.
