Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Netherlands on April 30th. Queen's Day celebrates the birthday of
the Queen of the Netherlands and is supposed to be a day of national unity and "togetherness". The tradition
started on 31 August 1885 on the birthday of Princess Wilhelmina, later Queen Wilhelmina. Since 1949, after
the ascension of Queen Juliana, Queen's Day is Queen Juliana's birthday on April 30th. Although Queen Beatrix's
birthday is on 31 January, she officially celebrates her birthday on 30 April. Queen's Day is known for its
"freemarket" all over the country, where everybody is allowed to sell things in the streets.

This is my view on (part of) the freemarket in my hometown, Zoetermeer.

This Queen's Day ended so sad.
An apparent attack on the Dutch royal family at a parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, has failed, but not before
a car drove through a crowd. At least 5 people were killed, others were injured. The vehicle was headed in the
direction of Queen Beatrix before it crashed; the royal family
watched in awe.

For this gallery I will only use my Zuiko 7-14mm lens and only at 7 mm.

For others doing "Through Wide Eyes" this month click here.