“Delicious”, say a woman who takes care of the first sons rays on the Badhuisplein. “I have come by bus from Amsterdam. I really missed this.”
A man who pushes a pram shines from ear to ear. He is not the only one; Everyone is happy that the sun is shining again. “I think that’s the great thing about the Netherlands. One day nice weather and everyone laughs again.”
The beach tent holders are also well mapped. Beachclub Tien would actually only open at 1 p.m., but the crowd is so much earlier that the terrace will be opened earlier. “People are already there, so why not,” says Jason, one of the employees.
Although the sun disappears behind the clouds in the afternoon, the temperature remains about sixteen. “Great,” says a man behind a glass of beer. “With this weather, your beer tastes a lot better.”