Friday, March 6, 2015

A floral feast


Just a small section of Keukenhof Gardens (the world's second-largest flower garden), situated in Lisse, Netherlands.
(I stopped over in Amsterdam en route to the UK last year, to meet the hosts of an exchange property  - located in Italy - that I would be staying in as part of my 8-week adventure. The generous hostess, Lia, gave me a wonderful tour - 45 years have passed since I was last in the Netherlands, so  it was a refreshing experience!)
 
















Oops - I got a bit carried away, but hope you won't mind!!
 
Wishing you all a fabulous weekend, wherever you may be.
 
Linking up with Nick's Floral Friday Foto

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21 comments:

  1. AndreaMarch 6, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    Wow your 8-week adventure is great with all those gardens and photos you accumulated. I had more than a month adventure too last Dec to Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and New Zealand. It is a bit disappointing a i haven't been to big botanical gardens in Australia but i went at least to Auckland Botanical Gardens. I will also be blogging about those flowers in the future posts, as my hands are so full this time, haha!

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  2. TomMarch 6, 2015 at 2:42 PM

    Now this spring at its best. Beautiful, Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  3. AnonymousMarch 6, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Wow - how gorgeous!

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  4. BreathtakingMarch 6, 2015 at 5:57 PM

    Just beautiful!:) You could never show too many of these gorgeous blooms. What a breathtaking sight.
    Regards.

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  5. Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan bloggerMarch 6, 2015 at 6:09 PM

    Absolutely delightful! Did you visit Kew Gardens in London? We are planning to go there later this year when I return to England for the first time in ages!

    Duncan In Kuantan

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  6. UnknownMarch 6, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Gorgeous flowers all of them! I hope I can visit one day.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 6, 2015 at 10:54 PM

    That's spring pure, what wonderful blossoms!
    I wish you a nice weekend,
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  8. MaribelMarch 6, 2015 at 11:40 PM

    Lovely pictures, I plan to visit Keukenhof this spring. Well worth it, I suppose.
    Have a lovely weekend/Marika

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  9. PollyMarch 7, 2015 at 4:45 AM

    Absolutely beautiful pictures of beautiful flowers. I went to Keukenhof years ago before I started digital photography. It's a feast for the senses.

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  10. Fun60March 7, 2015 at 6:03 AM

    What fabulous photos. I would love to visit those gardens.

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  11. Ingmarie WeMarch 7, 2015 at 6:12 AM

    Fantastic photos. Would love to go to Keukenhof.

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  12. MariMarch 7, 2015 at 6:20 AM

    Wow oh wow. How pleasing to eyesare all of those flowers. I can't even say which one is the most beautiful for they are equally gorgeous.

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  13. betty-NZMarch 7, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Oh, what wonderful color! That purple/white grape hyacinth is awesome among all the tulips!

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  14. AnonymousMarch 8, 2015 at 4:32 AM

    Gorgeous blooms, I especially like the yellow tulip that looks rather star shaped...

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  15. ElaMarch 9, 2015 at 7:49 AM

    Oh, such a gorgeous place ! Nice to see all these flowers ! My favorite are tulips!
    Greetings

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  16. Sallie (FullTime-Life)March 10, 2015 at 9:06 AM

    MiNd? Indeed not, I hated for this post to end and went back and feasted my eyes again! I have never seen so many beautiful tulip varieties. Just wonderful.

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  17. diane bMarch 10, 2015 at 5:46 PM

    Wow! What an amazing experience. The flowers, the scenes and the photos are fabulous.

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  18. Melbourne Australia PhotosMarch 12, 2015 at 10:57 AM

    Tulips and Holland are an inseparable duo, Valerie. Wonderful collection of shots and the Keukenhof gardens are just amazing, aren;t they?
    Thank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos!

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  19. Thomas LeeMarch 12, 2015 at 9:33 PM

    You can't find flowers as beautiful as these elsewhere

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  20. roamingpursuitsMarch 13, 2015 at 10:44 AM

    Marvelous photos.

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