Tulip-Mania

Keukenhof in Netherlands, the world famous tulip garden opens to public for a couple of weeks in spring. We were staying in Leiden; a small town near keukenhof, from where the hotel shuttle was suppose to take us to the garden. Since we were the only passengers so the driver was stopping the shuttle at our whims and fancy. It was an unforgettable experience stopping by colourful tulips, yellow daffodils and blue hyacinths fields.

It is a paradise on earth, seven million tulips of eight hundred varieties. It really inspires to grow few in your home, a sight to behold. The eyes never cease to close; it is just the scent and colour of flowers, flowers and more flowers.

The bollywood song “dekha ek khwab” from the movie silsila is shot here. So you may watch the song and  enjoy the beauty of keukenhof. It is a lovely daytrip from Luxembourg  for the entire family. There is a website www.see-eu.info which runs a day trip to kuekenhof.This year it is on 23^rd April ; the day of flower parade.

 There are dedicated theme gardens and pavilions. Each week they keep some activity relevant to the theme. This year theme is ‘Golden Age’; an era when Holland was having colonies and doing flourishing trade across oceans. There are whisper boat tours  which give a close-up view of the fields. Mostly people prefer walking around soaking in the  beauty. But Dutch are into cycling so much; you will find few cyclists too. A bicycle can be rented  at the entrance itself.