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De Keukenhof: Dutch Spring Floral Exhibit


Thursday 20/3/2003: Dinner cooked by Brendan
Fountain near one of the entrances to the park.
Gardeners working in their gardens.
Organizing the flowers in the street.
Thursday 20/3/2003: Dinner cooked by Brendan Fountain near one of the entrances to the park. Gardeners working in their gardens. Organizing the flowers in the street.

Outcome..
This place had really astonishing gardens.
Abi and Brendan.
Queen Juliana Pavillion: crystal decorations.
Outcome.. This place had really astonishing gardens. Abi and Brendan. Queen Juliana Pavillion: crystal decorations.

There's even a "Juan" flower.
Not ready yet, though. :(
There were _a lot_ of tulips.
These ones look like marshmallows.
There's even a "Juan" flower. Not ready yet, though. :( There were _a lot_ of tulips. These ones look like marshmallows.

Some of the names were terrible.
Or stolen. :)
Or wrongly spelled...
Trees have no leaves yet.
Some of the names were terrible. Or stolen. :) Or wrongly spelled... Trees have no leaves yet.

The park had a sculpture exhibition based on gnomes.
Abi and other tourists.
Persica and Cilicica.
These flowers were not motivated yet.
The park had a sculpture exhibition based on gnomes. Abi and other tourists. Persica and Cilicica. These flowers were not motivated yet.

I'm sure there was a shape here..
This is a gnome horn.
Abi and Brendan.
This is a gnome-bag.
I'm sure there was a shape here.. This is a gnome horn. Abi and Brendan. This is a gnome-bag.

Finally: a real scultpture :)
So begins the gnome land invasion! :)
There were a lot of teeny-tiny gnomes.
They all look like 'Papa Smurf' clones.
Finally: a real scultpture :) So begins the gnome land invasion! :) There were a lot of teeny-tiny gnomes. They all look like 'Papa Smurf' clones.

Now to the giant tulips in the greenhouse.
Floral arrangement.
Abi, Brendan and pink flowers.
The greenhouse was giant.
Now to the giant tulips in the greenhouse. Floral arrangement. Abi, Brendan and pink flowers. The greenhouse was giant.

These flowers looked familiar..
Tulips of a lot of different colors.
Abi, Brendan and red tulips.
More pink flowers.
These flowers looked familiar.. Tulips of a lot of different colors. Abi, Brendan and red tulips. More pink flowers.

These ones are "Mary Ann" flowers (1/3).
They're not as yellow as they seemed. (2/3).
I wonder if they grow in other countries.. (3/3)
More pink tulips.
These ones are "Mary Ann" flowers (1/3). They're not as yellow as they seemed. (2/3). I wonder if they grow in other countries.. (3/3) More pink tulips.

Purple tulips.
These ones have a mixture of red and yellow.
"Apricot Beauty". I like the color.
Humidity has to be under control.
Purple tulips. These ones have a mixture of red and yellow. "Apricot Beauty". I like the color. Humidity has to be under control.

Who knows who this was...
Red tulips..
This lacks creativity.
Abi, her red blouse and red flowers.
Who knows who this was... Red tulips.. This lacks creativity. Abi, her red blouse and red flowers.

Me and the tulips..
The gnomes live in weird teeny-tiny houses.
More gardens..
Your host.
Me and the tulips.. The gnomes live in weird teeny-tiny houses. More gardens.. Your host.

Brendan, Abi and Juan.
Violent gnomes hang their enemies.
More marshmallows?
Brendan, Abi and Juan. Violent gnomes hang their enemies. More marshmallows?