This past weekend, our family took a trip to the famous gardens of Keukenhof. Coming from Utrecht, we took the train to Amsterdam and then the ferry across the channel to “This is Holland” where we had bought excursion tickets including a boat tour of the nearby lakes and windmills used to pump the water and keep the land dry. The canal boat ride in the Kager lakes and around the surrounding islands provided a great view of local houses and the classic windmills the Netherlands is so known for.
Windmill from the 1600s along the boat tour – Photo by Beatrice Murch Long grasses sometimes obscured the landscape view – Photo by Beatrice MurchRows of colored tulips – Photo by Beatrice MurchTulips from below – Photo by Beatrice MurchA sea of white tulips – Photo by Beatrice MurchSon and husband walk through the park – Photo by Beatrice Murch Tulips from below – Photo by Beatrice Murch Tulips from above – Photo by Beatrice MurchTulips and hyacinths in the forest – Photo by Beatrice Murch Victoria’s Secret Tulip from below – Photos by Beatrice MurchPink tulips flanked by yellow and orange – Photo by Beatrice MurchRed and white tulips – Photo by Beatrice MurchNarcissus among the tulips – Photo by Beatrice MurchSunlight and shadows on the pink tulips – Photo by Beatrice Murch
The plethora of tulips made me giddy and dizzy in the best of ways. They swayed and let us ever forward
Thank you for the day mxm
Thank you so much for the impetus to go – it was a lovely day out.