This weekend I did a quick one day trip (without the family) to The Netherlands to see the tulips and a cheese & wooden shoe factory. It was a nice trip with a neat bunch of ladies. Riding on a bus for 6+ hours each way was a little brutal. We had to take the 2 seats directly behind the driver's seat....which I can only equate to riding in the front car of a roller coaster. For fear of my life, I tried to keep my eyes closed and sleep. However, it's hard to sleep when parts of your body start going numb. I was so excited to sleep in my own bed and stretch out once we got home!
The first part of the trip took us to Keukenhof (Lisse, The Netherlands), which is a huge park that has acre upon acres of perennial flowers...the most famous being the tulip. There are over 7 million bulbs planted each year at the park. We saw so many beautiful flowers, and I got some great pictures. The tour had us stay at Keukenhof for 6 hours, which was honestly too long. You can only see so many flowers, and then you are just ready to move on.
The second half of the trip took us down the road to the Clara Maria Farm, which makes its own cheese and wooden shoes. It was a little stinky, with the cows being right there, but a wonderful stop. The farm has been passed down from generation to generation, and is now being run by a Dutch man and his American wife. They had such a cute story. They met and fell in love when she was on a tour coming through the farm. All of their children worked in the farm, and they all spoke perfect English...such a nice change for someone who struggles with language barriers everyday! We saw them make wooden shoes, and then they showed us how they made their cheese fresh. The cows are on site and milked 2 times per day. I have to say that I love cheese and eat quite a bit of it. This was some of the best cheese I have ever had. I ended up taking 3 different cheeses home.
The token windmill…I thought these were all over in Holland. I only saw two.
The first part of the trip took us to Keukenhof (Lisse, The Netherlands), which is a huge park that has acre upon acres of perennial flowers...the most famous being the tulip. There are over 7 million bulbs planted each year at the park. We saw so many beautiful flowers, and I got some great pictures. The tour had us stay at Keukenhof for 6 hours, which was honestly too long. You can only see so many flowers, and then you are just ready to move on.
The second half of the trip took us down the road to the Clara Maria Farm, which makes its own cheese and wooden shoes. It was a little stinky, with the cows being right there, but a wonderful stop. The farm has been passed down from generation to generation, and is now being run by a Dutch man and his American wife. They had such a cute story. They met and fell in love when she was on a tour coming through the farm. All of their children worked in the farm, and they all spoke perfect English...such a nice change for someone who struggles with language barriers everyday! We saw them make wooden shoes, and then they showed us how they made their cheese fresh. The cows are on site and milked 2 times per day. I have to say that I love cheese and eat quite a bit of it. This was some of the best cheese I have ever had. I ended up taking 3 different cheeses home.
The token windmill…I thought these were all over in Holland. I only saw two.
Beautiful Tulips
The Daisies
Pretty flowers everywhere!
Rows upon rows of perfect flowers
Fun bunch of ladies
Orchids...amazing display of these
These flowers were just fun and whimsical
Me in the wooden shoes
Kees showing us how to make the shoes
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WoW Cami! I can't believe you get to go to all of these cool places... I'm so jealous! Someday I'll travel... o.k. maybe in about 18 years:)
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