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All good things must come to an end and so it was time to take the last few steps toward the gate near closing time. No more tulips at Keukenhof garden until next spring!
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Here is a video clip and additional photos from the Orchid Show at Keukenhof garden.
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There are more than just Dutch tulips at Keukenhof. If you like orchid, then this is the best place to check out the orchid varieties from around the world.
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Having spent enough time with the lilies, it was time to go outside and get some fresh air by the windmill. Normally this would be a stunning view of the tulip fields in full bloom in the month of April. Now they have all been harvested and I have to wait until next spring to visit the fields again. I’m thinking about a bike ride along the tulip fields and making a few stops along the way to take photos.
Windmill and Observation Point
Purple Power Tulips
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Additional photos from the biggest lily show on earth at Keukenhof (kitchen garden) in Lisse, the Netherlands on May 21, 2009.
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After checking the Oranje Nassau Pavilion, it was time to witness the largest lily show on earth at the Willem Alexander Pavillion. According to the brochure, there were more than 400 lily varieties on the show. I was overwhelmed by thousands and thousands of lilies and had to make a choice of which ones to make photos of.
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On the other side of the garden wall is the Oranje Nassau Pavilion. I have never been inside this particular building and found out this year there is internet access for visitors to Keukenhof. Who wants to be surfing when you are surrounded by thousands and thousands of tulips!
Tulips in boxes
Water fountain
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After a short break at the water fountain, it was time to check out the garden area. This is usually the place that I often didn’t pay attention to since it was never much of anything to look at in April. But in May the spot is full of interesting plants and flowers. It was like finding a treasure when I noticed beautiful blooms that reminded me so much of Dok Koon. It was no other than the purple laburnum and what a beautiful sight to see.
Purple Tulips
Purple Laburnum which is a hybrid between common laburnum and Cytisus purpureus
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Beyond the lake area was walking path with plenty of tulips and other flowers to keep me busy. It was late in the afternoon and tea time for me but the restaurants were so busy that I went for a bottle of water and then headed off in the direction of a garden area near Oranje Nassau Pavilion.
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