Finally is the time to talk about Keukenhof.
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| Spring at Keukenhof |
And finally we've got the opportunity to go there. We were waiting for the nicest and warmest weekend of the month!
We went there by car - not really Dutch style! - but you can also go there by train and then there's a bus from Schipol to the garden (see Keukenhof website for more infos on how to get there).
Some of us bought theticket on line, to avoid cueing at the entrance. But we discovered that even the Dutch efficiency from time to time can fail: the ones who bought the ticket on line had to wait more than the ones who have bought the ticket at the entrance.
Despite initial difficulties, we manage to get inside, and we have been welcomed by a funny music and a nice water fountain.
Keukenhof is open from 20 March until 18 May 2014. Every single day! That also means every Sunday and public holidays throughout this period, including Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, King's Day and Liberation Day!
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| Flowers in Keukenhof |
So, Sara, how did you find
it?
Sara: I liked it a lot. It was nice to walk in this garden, surrounded by tulips, narcissus and hyacinths.
Simona: What always strikes me, is that here despite you are in a place with so many people, it is always silent around.
Sa: it is amazing to see all these flowers forming nice figures with different colors and types.
Si: I have to be honest: now I understand why many dutch don't like to come here, as they consider this place too touristic. Actually it is extremely touristic. But in the end, we're also tourist in some way, right?
Sa: yes! Absolutely, let's get the most out of being tourist while here!
Si: what I like here is that, as in many other parks I visited in the Netherlands, you can choose if either buying your food here, with many different alternatives - not really the cheapest solution! - or eating something you bring from home. There are always nice picnic areas.
Sa: and it is amazing to see that Dutch always think about family with kids, and always find a way to include a playground area for the smallest one. The area here was really cool.
Kids enjoyed a lot the games, and also the small animals present here: sheeps, goats, hens, cocks, pigs....
Si: I think kids also enjoyed the labyrinth!
Sa: You're right...
Si: I enjoyed the windmill. It's a pity though we didn't manage to go for the boat tour.
Sa: we have to come back! Next time we do the field trip on a bike (it is also possible to rent the bikes directly here), and maybe even the boat tour.
Si: Yep. Let's see also if we will be able to make the Amaryllis bulb we bought growing.
Sa: otherwise we come back to complain! :) But also to see more tulips, like the amazing and huge ones we saw in the green house.
All in all, despite not cheap entrance (15 euro) - but we're getting that here, it's not easy to find something cheap! - I think it worth, and we spent a nice day surrounded by the beauty of wonderful flowers.
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| Spring in Keukenhof |
Sa: and it is amazing to see that Dutch always think about family with kids, and always find a way to include a playground area for the smallest one. The area here was really cool.
Kids enjoyed a lot the games, and also the small animals present here: sheeps, goats, hens, cocks, pigs....
Si: I think kids also enjoyed the labyrinth!
Sa: You're right...
Si: I enjoyed the windmill. It's a pity though we didn't manage to go for the boat tour.
Sa: we have to come back! Next time we do the field trip on a bike (it is also possible to rent the bikes directly here), and maybe even the boat tour.
Si: Yep. Let's see also if we will be able to make the Amaryllis bulb we bought growing.
Sa: otherwise we come back to complain! :) But also to see more tulips, like the amazing and huge ones we saw in the green house.
All in all, despite not cheap entrance (15 euro) - but we're getting that here, it's not easy to find something cheap! - I think it worth, and we spent a nice day surrounded by the beauty of wonderful flowers.
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