Queen's Birthday

This past Friday was the Queen's birthday in Denmark. Thousands of people with Danish flags crowded the streets, chanting, smiling, for such a nice sunny day. At noon, she comes out from the balcony of the castle to wave to her citizens and again at 2pm from Town Square. It was so amazing, so crowded, and apparently a "once in a lifetime experience", as one Danish woman told me. This is because Queen Margerethe II turned 70, and it is basically their form of a national holiday...times ten. As in the capital is bombarded with the entire nation of Denmark. I kind of got delayed by all the road blocks and people and missed my friday afternoon class...oops?