“It was doable in the cold,” says the man with a can of beer in his hands, who spent the night in his chair behind his stall. The streets in Utrecht have already been swept fairly clean, the first early birds are already setting up their stalls and the first customers are already presenting themselves to the cheerful salesman. Reporter Robert Jan Booij was there early. He travels throughout the province all day and reports on all the free markets, aubades and orange fun.
King’s Day live blog: nice and busy at all free markets in the region
