Spring Flowers in the Netherlands

 Spring Flowers in the Netherlands

 One thing we have in the Netherlands are flowers and in abundance especially spring is famous for it's tulips. Whoever has visted the Keukenhof knows what i mean, busloads and busloads of tourists from all corners of the planet arrive in the small place of Lisse to see the flowers and it is worth it. There are not only tulips but all kind of flowers arranged in colorful flowerbeds. All variety, shapes and color that nature has to offer you can find here. And then there is the wonderful scent.

Here i will share a small selection of what can be found in the Keukenhof. For now it is closed again but if you find yourself in the Netherlands around spring don't miss out!































All sorts of flowers can be admired. There are Blue Bells, Forget me Knots, Anemones, Hyacinths, Lily of the Valley, Weeping hearts and a lot more!
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Waterworld

In the Netherlands at the coast is the Amsterdam waterleiding duingebied, which translates like Amsterdam watercompany dune area. It is a protected area were you almost stumble on deer, rabbits, all sort of birds and ofcourse people (afterall it is the Netherlands).As it was my first visit i was really amazed by the relax almost lazy deer that were not bothered by people at all. It probabely helped i didn't see any dogs running about.The area is covered in typical dune bushes like Buckthorn, small trees and ofcourse European beachgrass to keep the sand from being blown away. It was a bright sunny winters day and people were out in big hords. Despite the amount of people it was still possible to find a quiet path and see plenty of wildlife. Everywhere there were pools, small lakes and canals filled with all sorts of waterbirds like wild swans. It was the first time i saw them in the Netherlands.We saw foxes, at least a lot of deer, wild swans, tufted ducks, plenty of rabbits and more waterbirds. Pretty amazing. I know completely get the reports in the newspaper that the deer were roaming into people's gardens in Zandvoort when they got hungry. Anyway i am a waterfan and love blue so combining the two in one shot was inevitable ; )