Surviving Leiden's Ontzet

The festival was great!!! It was quite amazing to see the city transformed into a giant festival and carnival. Every bar or restaurant in the city had either live music or a DJ playing outside, many of which were located in the canals on floating stages. The streets were full of vendors and stalls selling everything from smoked herring to toilet seats. It was quite eclectic during the day with a full blown party at night. So here are some pictures from the festival...

Me enjoying the 'typical' Dutch Herring... mmmmm....


The carnival during the day...

The 'festival' in front of Leiden's town hall...

The party at night...