Day 8: Tour Picture and opening of Burlington Park

Day 8: Tour Picture and opening of Burlington Park. 

On day eight of our Netherlands tour, we woke up and ate breakfast in our uniforms at 8:00. Most of our breakfasts consisted of toast with chocolate sprinkles and orange juice. We then got on the busses and headed to The Palace Het Loo for our tour picture. Once we unloaded the truck and got everything we needed, we formed into our marching band sevens. Just before we went to take our picture, we did a warm up. Whenever a command was given to the band, the peacocks got frightened and made tons of noise... I don't think they liked it when Stobie gave the band the commands to turn... We marched to the location where the picture was to be taken, and people lined the path taking pictures. The area in front of the Palace Het Loo is surrounded by gardens filled with stunning flowers. Getting set up for the pictures was both tedious and tiring! Once we got everyone in place (which took a good hour- at least that's how it seemed...) we took the pictures and went on our way. By the time we got everyone on the bus, there was no time to change, so we stayed in our uniforms and continued on to the opening of Burlington park in Apeldoorn. As we marched down the street there were people holding Canadian flags and cheering us on to the site of the park. When we got to the park we played a few of our standstills and listened to the speeches given by the mayor of Apeldoorn, and the mayor of Burlington, Rick Goldring. After the official unveiling of the park, we marched to the traffic circle for an impromptu concert which the community loved! We then left for the barracks where we ate dinner followed by free time. It was an other fun filled and packed day!! We can't wait till tomorrow!   

By: Maggi Djurdjevic (first tour)