Tuesday, 10 May 2011

Keukenhof Gardens

These are magnificent! Huge gardens, with various pavilions for indoor displays but open for just 2 months a year from mid March to mid May. Despite the good weather all around, the gardens were still full of every conceivable variety of spring bulbs in a rainbow of colours. The pavilion of orchids was the most impressive as the biggest hall was being replanted with a display of lilies for later in the week. The gardens themselves were set out in various themes, with real canals and an old windmill. A photographers delight.

We headed for the coast, after lunch and found a campsite near the dunes. As reception was closed we went for what turned out to be a long walk to find the sea. Should have followed the cycle path, the footpath took the pretty route! Seemed to be going uphill all the way to the coast - no wonder Holland is afraid of floods.    

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