Netherlands May 14 2017 Blog
May 15, 2017 at 12:29 AM
Sunday May 14th - Keukenhof Gardens & Amsfoort evening walk
A very colourful day today here in the Netherlands as we spent the day visiting Keukenhof Gardens, which is one of the most famous and largest visited gardens in the Netherlands. The tulips are still in bloom and the colour and designs of the gardens were amazing. There was endless opportunities for photographs and we hope you like flowers as that is a good portion of the images we are going to share with you tonight. This evening we went into the town of Amsfoort and had a short photo walk before dinner. Fun night and another great day with a great group of photographers. Enjoy todays colourful selection and don't forget to leave us a comment.
Welcome to Keukenhof Gardens
The mixture of sunlight and clouds were perfect shooting conditions today.
So many flowers so many angles.
There were also many indoor pavilions with flora displays.
Even elephants!
Even HATS!!!!!
Plenty of close-up opportunities.
This was a fun hedge maze, Gina kept jumping up to let us know where she was.
A these little girls were having fun with the giant wheel barrow.
More close-up opportunities.
Coloured backdrops in the gardens made for interesting contrast to your shots.
Here's another.
And another ...
Some displays were artist inspired.
Picnic lunch, Netherlands style. Love the hat.
Many unique colours too.
Here's another colourful close-up.
Windmill Reflections.
Brian trying on yet another pair of wooden shoes ... I think this is just a little too large.
For my shoe friend Patti H.
Plenty of small waterways added beautiful shade and reflections to the gardens.
And some colourful costumes to with the flowers as a backdrop.
Here's a very unique tulip.
And a close-up.
Then a visit to the orchid pavilion.
I thought I could see a face in this orchid.
Ok with a little help of photoshop there is a face ...
Another interesting display in the orchid pavilion.
Time for an afternoon game of cards in the garden.
Loved the red!
Selfies in the park!
Happy Mother's day, selfies with Mom!
a sea of flowers at every section of the gardens. There are approximately 7 million flower bulbs planted annually in the park, which covers an area of 32 hectares (79 acres).
Also some fun displays for children of all ages.
A peaceful gondola ride around one of the small lakes within the gardens.
More tulips of all colours.
Layers of flowers.
This is a very unique colour of tulip. It was a great day at the gardens.
This evening we went into Amsfoort town centre for dinner.
We took a short walk around some of the very quaint streets. Many interesting canals too.
Something interesting at every corner. Love the reflections.
Out for a walk with mom after dinner.
Another interesting canal.
Some of our photographers wandering up the street.
Dinner time plenty of choices this evening.
See what happens when you leave your camera at the table unattended.
A big Canadian Thank You to the staff at De Vier Broers an amazing dinner tonight.
That's a wrap for tonights photo blog. We hoped you enjoyed todays photos.
Tomorrow we head to the coast and take the ferry to Texel, more updates tomorrow evening. Good night from all the Trekkers here in the Netherlands.