Keukenhof - a flower lover's paradise

During a trip to Amsterdam together with a friend last spring, we visited the lovely flower garden Keukenhof, located in Lisse not too far from Amsterdam.

The garden, which opened up to public in 1950, is only open to visitors during spring from around mid-March to mid-May when the flowers are blooming. It's full of spring flowers, mostly tulips, of all the colours and colour combinations you can imagine...

To get there we took a public bus directly from the airport in the morning, which took us about 50 minutes. There's also public transport from Amsterdam, so the garden is easy enough to reach.

I would recommend to set aside a full day for this visit (that is, if you like flowers of course..). We didn't see time pass at all and didn't have any struggles spending the whole day there as there was just so much to see! In addition to strolling around in the garden and having a few stops at its cafes and restaurants, we also enjoyed a little boat trip on the canals between the tulip fields.

And after a day surrounded by flowers, turning into a fan of tulips and all things flowery, I couldn't stop myself from buying a few bulbs at one of the shops on site. All going well, they will hopefully bloom on my balcony next spring!

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