Cumbia on Klompen: Pre- wedding Party/ Queens Day 08

Cumbia on Klompen???

Many Dutch people might not know what "Cumbia" is. And many Colombian people don't have a clue what "Klompen" means. Here finally the explaination!
For all the Dutch: Cumbia is a type of Latin-American dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa and using guitars, accordions, bass guitar, and percussion. For this dance, the man wear a hat as shown below.
For all the Colombians: "Klompen" (clog in English) is a typical Dutch foot wear. It's a type of shoe or sandal made predominantly out of wood. Nowadays, klompen (like the pair you see below) is just worn by farmers.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Pre- wedding Party/ Queens Day 08

April 30th is Queens Day in The Netherlands! For us, it was also the day before our wedding. Another reason for a party (since you can never have too many). All who were in town, stopped by to enjoy the drinks and barbeque. The Sampedro's and Van Bakels 'kids' used this opportunity to get to know each other a little better and share their cultures. Bas and Rob danced Merengue and ate fish heads from the bbq. Liliana, Natalia and Victoria were wearing the Dutch colors Orange, danced on Marco Borsato and just drank a lot of beer!... Click this link to see the pictures for your self.

Cumbia on Klompen