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A Difficult Choice, But The Keukenhof Photographs Well

(July prompt for Our Photo stories)

Tulips and other spring flowers at Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Netherlands. Photo by the author, April 2022

Ever wondered where people who live in the Canary Islands go for their holidays? Used to being surrounded by mountains, in 2022 I fancied a visit to somewhere flat, but inspiring. The Netherlands always looks good, so here are some photos.

The Keukenhof is a spring garden, open to the public from March to May. We got lovely weather on this holiday but, if I had been homesick for Spain, this colour combination would have helped:

Red and yellow tulips, like the Spanish flag. Photo by the author, Keukenhof, April 2022

Information that might be useful in a pub quiz: the Netherlands used to be part of the Spanish Empire, but we’ve all got over it now.

A wonderful contraption

The music from this would cheer anyone up:

Wonderful musical contraption, by Henk van Heuvel, Keukenhof. Photo by the author April 2022.

No, I don’t know the people hiding behind it. You can make up names for them if you like.