We took a trip up to the Netherlands for a visit to the tulip fields and Amsterdam for the weekend. We had perfect weather for the whole weekend and got some nice pictures.Our apartment was near the Albert Cuypmarkt, the largest market in Amsterdam. It was full of people and trash. We bought our dinner of cheese, olives, bread, and fruit there one night.
The tulip fields are amazing. In addition to the fields, there are over 70 acres of gardens and a windmill. Seeing fields of orange, yellow and red instead of green is breathtaking.
The smell of the fields was as nice as the sight. The hibiscus flower scent was everywhere and refreshing, unlike some of the canals of Amsterdam. The canal water used to run a high risk of cholera if you were to drink it. I think that is still like the "good old days" since the houseboats have running water that flushes directly into the canal. The smell was only bad in the canals that were drained for dredging.
The canals of Amsterdam were also photogenic. We rented a canalbike (paddle boat) and took Finn on his first boat ride. His ride came with a mid-cruise meal.
Also, in response to popular demand, we have a high fashion shot of my new clothes.
There are a ton pf pictures (76) because it was difficult to narrow them down. In fact, this is the first time we ran out of room on our camera. It's amazing to me that seeing vacation slides use to be the stereotypical boring activity, and now people will choose to look at them since they are on-line. Maybe the change is due to the honesty that can be expressed without the vacationers in your presence.
4 comments:
Nice portaits of Sarah and then Sarah and Finn. Users demand more Finn!
And the trash in the river. That was good too. More Euro-trash!
Did Sarah get to tiptoe through the tulips? Oh, I forgot, Sarah is the sane one. ==PaBeach
Euro-trash -- good one, schmoop.
Do you mean you could really smell the hyacynth? I saw a bunch of those in the photos, and I love them, and they really "stink like plants", as Jeff would say. LOVE the huge beds of grape hyacinth especially, but I don't think they smell much.
It's such a nice change of pace to see photos full of color instead of just gray, white and brown. I can't wait until things start blooming here. IF they ever bloom here this spring, thanks to the late snow and freezing.
My favorite shot is of the two people laying in the grass, right behind the sign saying not to step in the grass. I guess maybe they couldn't "read" it?
it's my new thing to have (at least) one wrong word in each blog, e.g. nappy, hibiscus.
keep the eyes oven.
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