{"id":123023,"date":"2024-04-23T07:14:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=123023"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T21:42:32","slug":"trip-amsterdam-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/23\/trip-amsterdam-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"My trip to Amsterdam part one!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! Forewarning- you will want to sit down for this, very picture heavy.<\/p>\n

Don’t even quite know where to begin, about this incredible trip to Amsterdam. One trip that has been high on my bucket list, mostly to see the iconic Keukenhof Gardens and let me tell you, they did not disappoint. Keukenhof is the largest flower garden in the world (on 79 acres) \u00a0and 99% of the flowers are every variation of tulip you can possibly imagine (over 800 species), many I did know even existed. The tulip festival runs from mid March to mid May. Mid to late April is considered to be the optimal time to go to see things in full bloom.<\/p>\n

Over 100 growers participate every year and work with a large gardening team to plant…..seven MILLION<\/em> bulbs! It is also a beautiful way to showcase the various growers and their exquisite flowers.<\/p>\n

This was a girls trip and the most fun kind….Iam still having “Amsterdam withdrawals” \u00a0and miss those beautiful canal lined streets, the acres of tulips, \u00a0plethora of blue and white. I mean, any country who stands for both tulips and blue and white….well, they have my undying loyalty for life!<\/p>\n

I cannot say enough about the people<\/em>. They deserve special recognition. Such kind, warm, helpful, people. Literally every single person we encountered from those who worked at the hotel to the casual passerby on the street. Incredible people and such a wonderful and civilized country.<\/p>\n

Going through my pictures was going down a seriously deep rabbit hole and I had a really really really<\/em> hard time trying to narrow things down. I didn’t want to overload your senses. But figured I would break this trip down into 3 or 4 posts.<\/p>\n

This one is solely dedicated to the gardens, because, well…it was just that incredible. I will break down my visit to Delft and the Royal Delft factory in the next post and on the last post will be an overall Amsterdam\/hotel\/museum post. I will include some of my personal notes and recommendations as well, on the next post as many have asked. Keep in mind, these are my opinions, not a hard and fast list but just my observations, opinions and suggestions. \u00a0Are you ready for an insanely beautiful floral overload? Here we go….<\/p>\n

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Welcome to the land of flower dreams!<\/p>\n

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Before we entered into Keukenhof they had this beautiful free garden area that we accidentally roamed into, it was quite beautiful!<\/p>\n

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And then we entered the magical world of Keukenhof and from the very first step, my breath was taken away….<\/p>\n

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Have never seen such a variety of tulips, and they all looked like they were on steroids! Some of the bulbs were 5 inches tall!<\/p>\n

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We had some off\/on drizzle and it actually made for this to feel even more magical then it really was. Plus the cloudier skies made for great picture taking!<\/p>\n

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We were fascinated by this variety above, in the rain, it looked like they all bent over to try and protect one another, it was fascinating!<\/p>\n

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The brilliance of the colors had me taking pictures every 3 steps:)<\/p>\n

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This one above almost looked like a hybrid of a peony, orchid and tulip, astoundingly beautiful.<\/p>\n

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Yellow and purple never looked so pretty:)<\/p>\n

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Look at the ruffled edges on these tulips…incredible!<\/p>\n

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The vibrancy when mixed in with the purple!<\/p>\n

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And this above is a work of art looks almost like a variegated peony but it in indeed a magnificent variation of a tulip!<\/p>\n

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Those edges almost look like fabric!<\/p>\n

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Are you now understanding why it was impossible to not be taking pictures every 20 seconds! And trust me, there were hordes of others just like me including many professional photographers<\/p>\n

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These colors!<\/p>\n

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The Sakura cherry blossoms were just coming into bloom and made for a gorgeous backdrop to the show stealing tulips<\/p>\n

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Cannot even tell you how HUGE these were…never seen anything like them, they were at least 5-6″ wide!<\/p>\n

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There are boats that you can take on the canal to marvel at the endless fields of tulips..it is really quite a sight!<\/p>\n

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Then there was this incredible orchid house with the most phenomenal orchid display I have ever seen, never ever seen so many orchids in one place!<\/p>\n

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If this doesn’t give you a case of tulip fever, not sure what will. I went out and bought tulips yesterday and plan to put them in my tulipieres today to keep the spirt of my trip alive.<\/p>\n

I am sorry but choosing my favorite pictures was like choosing a favorite child..no can do. And this is only about 60% of them, yes I went a bit crazy with almost as many videos. I just couldn’t help myself:) But for any flower lover, you “get it”. And this post will forever be here for me to look back on and remember this wonderful trip by.<\/p>\n

I cannot say enough how much I enjoyed this day. I don’t think I walked three steps without having to take a picture, it was just all so incredibly beautiful and something about the light drizzle added to the ethereal quality of the day. Plus the hazier skies made for excellent picture taking. The beauty was downright intoxicating. Now, of course if you are not a serious flower lover, this may not excite you the way it did me:)<\/p>\n

I will be back next week with my visit to land of blue and white, Delft! So happy you stopped in, wishing everyone a great day! Have you been? Is this on your list to visit one day perhaps? Be sure to check back next week. Until next time…….<\/p>\n

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