Leiden to Haarlem and “The Keukenoff”
Todays ride was a total of 25 km. We started by eating breakfast as the barge headed to Lisse which was close to our first stop. This was the Keukenoff Day and it was terrific. The Keukenoff is the world’s largest tulip exposition and this years show was titled “To Russia With Love”. The tulips displays were breath taking and how they combined them with the many other varieties of bulbs was spectacular. However the tulips are only one part of the exhibit; the other spectacular displays were in buildings named after members of the Dutch Royal Family. The exhibits in the buildings included Orchids, Summer Flowers and the most impressive was the worlds largest display of Lilies. We spent 4 hrs at the Keukenoff and Brenda could have spent twice as long. Another highlight of the day was that the “Giro D’Italia” was passing by the front of the Keukenoff.. The Giro D’Italia is second only to the Tour De France. After the group left the Keukenoff we cycled past many tulip fields to get to Haarlem for that night. The evening walk through Haarlem included a visit to some Alms Houses and of course a group drink at a local bar. We also managed to purchase a new digital camera at the end of the day. The following pictures are from our Quebec bike friends Alain and Lisse who kindly let us download their amazing pictures of the Keukenoff. Merci Beaucoup Alain & Lisse!
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Good work buying a new camera. 🙂
Spectacular! Looking forward to more photos from your new digital camera…… God Bless …… Love Donna & Bob ;O)
Spectacular! Looking forward to more photos from your new digital camera! God Bless. Love. Donna & Bob ;O)
How beautiful – I could spend a whole day there easily. Glad your friends let you download their photos and that you can take more photos of your own now.
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