It was a beautiful day at the local Vrijmarkt yesterday. We avoided the hustle and bustle of downtown Utrecht during King’s Day and opted for a smaller children’s Vrijmarkt on the University grounds in the neighborhood. Add some foodtrucks to that, a few bouncy castles, a drinks tent and a DJ, and you have a great afternoon program for the whole family. My search for miniature toys for my own craft- and kitbashing yielded nothing. Where wasn’t much for offer. I did see some Hotwheels cars here and there, but what the kids mainly offered for sale was their old collection of baby and children’s books, clothes that were too small, old board games and dolls.

People gather at outdoor flea market, browsing goods with a backdrop of brick buildings and trees.

The center of the grounds was a great base for the four of us to have drinks and snacks.

Four people pose smiling at a picnic table with drinks in a crowded outdoor setting.

Meanwhile, Tess found old PC games of The Sims. A game she still plays faithfully after all these years. Finn managed to buy some nice Pokemon cards that fit nicely with his collection.

A hand holds a stack of The Sims 2 PC game cases on a wooden surface.

As we left we came across this beauty. Not for sale of course, presumably belonging to one of the families on the Vrijmarkt. A beautiful 1970 Saab 99 TS. They don’t make them like this anymore…A search online yields some fine blog posts about this iconic car. Such as a restoration blog for a slightly new model and a blog by an old Saab copywriter.

A vintage gray Saab car parked on cobblestone with other modern cars nearby and a crowd in the background near inflatable structures.

All in all it was a good day!