Third stop on our tour was the town of Roosendaal in the south of the Netherlands.
Our prime reason for going to Roosendaal was to attend the annual ABBA
day, run by the Agnetha, Benny, Björn, Frida Fan Club, on Saturday March 27th. This
was followed on Sunday by a special screening of ABBA - The Movie at a local cinema.
Like Amsterdam, we were only in Roosendaal for a couple of days, and with all the
excitement of the ABBA day we didn't get much time to look around town, though on Friday
afternoon we did walk around for a bit while in search of a copy centre (that we never
found) and a music store.
 |
 |
 |
| On the streets of Roosendaal |
Ian meets his idol, ABBA guru Carl Magnus Palm |
ABBF Fan Club president Helga van de Kar and
Carl Magnus |
 |
 |
 |
| Carl Magnus without his "plastic"
smile! |
Welcome to the ABBA Day! |
Carl Magnus and Jeffrey de Hart from New York
enjoy a quiet drink |
 |
 |
 |
| Fancy a Palm? |
Surrounded by Swedes! with Carl Magnus and
Håkan Borg |
The crowd (?) at ABBA - The Movie |
 |
 |
 |
| Outside the cinema with Carmen Simon (from the
UK & Germany), Nathan Firby (from Germany), Carl Magnus and Gunner Moe (From Norway) |
Ian with gorgeous girls Abbi Rosen (from
America) and Sabine Floeck (from Germany) |
...and with the lovely Anita from the ABBF Fan
Club |
 |
 |
 |
| ...and with Micke Hjernestam (from Sweden) and
Kevin Fletcher (from England) |
"Why don't you give me a call?" |
Leaving Roosendaal... |
