Millions of Tulips

Millions of tulips (well at least hundreds of thousands) is what you will discover when you enter Keukenhof. All the possible colors and shapes are there. Actually there are flowers unless you take a closer look at them you would never guess they are tulips... but they are, it's written on the name tag :)

This said Keukenhof place is a really nice park to visit. Flowers everywhere you look, nice perfumes everywhere for you to smell. Somehow it's like walking in a flower shop except it's outdoor and 100 times bigger. And today we were extremely lucky as the sky was blue, the sun was shining and the majority of the flowers were in bloom.

Take a walk with us here.
After walking a couple of hours throughout the park, it was time for an ice cream which we enjoyed nicely sited on the one-of-a-kind bench from the place.

I know it doesn't look like it, but it is very comfortable.
Re-energized by the ice cream we went to the wind mill and discovered behind it, the long-expected fields of tulips. As far as you can see there are flowers. That on its own is worth the trip. The colorful lanes spreading around until the sun, really really nice.
On the way out Yann spotted 2 peacocks on a tree. Perfect opportunity to use the zoom lens and try to get a decent picture. Now could somebody tell the birds to stand still?


PS1: Dad, don't miss the Hortensia with 2 colors in the video. We must get the same for the garden.
PS2: Keukenhof is an expensive place to visit. It reminded me of Disneyland. Quite expensive entrance ticket (14 euros each), parking on top (6 euros) and any food or souvenir being hugely over prise (3 euros for a 50cl water or an ice cream). Sadly I have to report they did not have a tulip burger. Next time we will bring a picnic to not only save money but also eat much better.