May 3, 2013 | 4 comments
Every spring, there is a Bloom Festival parade viewed by hundreds of thousands of flower oglers lining the streets from one little town to the next up and down the coastal area of Holland. We didn’t view the parade, but
May 1, 2013 | 5 comments
A highlight of the sightseeing portion of the trip was a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens. If you ever visit Holland in April/May, it is a must-see. When we stepped into the gates and saw tulips in full bloom, we
May 1, 2013 | 1 comment
Some more pictures from Keukenhof Gardens: There was a large pavilion in the middle of the Gardens housing a multitude of varieties of every imaginable flower in Holland, all decked out in full bloom. I couldn’t even begin to
April 30, 2013 | 4 comments
Mid-April is seasonally prime time to view tulips in full bloom in the Netherlands. We knew this when we got there, and had high expectations of seeing a multitude of tulip fields in full bloom. When Kathy and I rented