We traveled to the Keukenhof Gardens, near Lisse (outside of Leiden). These gardens provide the most spectacular display of flowers in The Netherlands. The gardens are only open 8 weeks a year. This year was such a late spring that they extended the opening 2 days, so we were able to visit on the last day! It was well worth the trip. The commercial blulb fields had already passed but the tulips, azaleas, rhododendrons, and hyacinths were still in bloom at the gardens.
The greenhouses (pavilions) had special displays of cut flowers and plants including carnations, calla lillies, and day lillies (Miles at the fountain) and a hot house for orchids. Our favorites were the maroon calla lillies with the "lion wild flowers" and the orchids colored like cheetahs and zebras. Of the inspirational gardens, we enjoyed the mediteranean garden with purple stucco patio and wisteria vine and flowers and the urban garden with floating planters (on the canal) and a trickle fountain.
We walked through a shrub maze; saw pigs, pygmie goats, and sheep at the animal; played on a great playground; walked on a z-shaped ladder over the water; walked on wooden circles in the lake; saw a windmill turning in the wind and walked up to its platform; wandered through lots of paths amongst the flowers and trees; and crossed lots of bridges. We spent about 5 hours in the gardens and were quite tired by the end.
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