Seven years after our first visit, we came back to the wonderful Holland. In 2008 our hotel was in Bodegraven, this time we slept near Utrecht, in the middle of South Holland (Zuid Holland), at a modern farm in Montfoort. Ans Janmaat, our lovely guest, welcomed us and took care of everything (the farm is on Airbnb, Booking.com and HomeAway – http://www.homeaway.nl/vakantiewoning/p1044957?uni_id=1331930).
The vacation: four sunny days at Keukenhof, the paradise of flowers, Zandvoort – a long, famous beach at the North Sea, Amsterdam (noisy, windy), Hague (sunny, quiet, lovely, full of cafes and boutiques), Gouda and Montfoort/Oudewater (in the middle of the Dutch polder, with cosy farms, the famous Dutch cows, lovely gardens and, of course, the canals).
Montfoort, near Uthrecht, sunrise
Montfoort, near Uthrecht, sunrise
Montfoort, near Uthrecht, sunrise
Montfoort farm
Montfoort Canal
Montfoort
Montfoort, the polder
Montfoort canal
Montfoort canal
Keukenhof
Keukenhof, orchids pavillion
Keukenhof, orchids pavillion
Keukenhof
Keukenhof, red
Keukenhof
Keukenhof, tulips and dafodils field
Keukenhof, tulips and dafodils field
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
9 m below sea
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Hyacinth painting, Van Gogh
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Keukenhof, grace
Keukenhof, tulips pavillion
Keukenhof, tulips pavillion
Keukenhof, tulips pavillion
Keukenhof, tulips
Keukenhof, tulips
Keukenhof, white tulips
Keukenhof, gradients
Keukenhof, tulips
Keukenhof
Keukenhof, hyacinths
Keukenhof, tulips
Keukenhof, garden ideas
Keukenhof, orchids optical arrangement
Keukenhof, tulips
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Bloemendaal, dafodils field
Bloemendaal, hyacinth fields
Zandvoort beach
Zandvoort beach
Zandvoort beach
Zandvoort beach
Zandvoort beach
Cheese
Amsterdam canal
Amsterdam, flower market
Amsterdam
Marijuana museum, Amsterdam
ArenA, Amsterdam, SW
Amsterdam canal
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Waterstones bookshop, Amsterdam
Amsterdam, flower market
Amsterdam, flower market
Leisure, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Typography
Oudewater, near Utrecht
Oudewater, near Utrecht
Oudewater, near Utrecht
Oudewater, near Utrecht
Oudewater, near Utrecht
Hague, sunbathing
Hague (Den Haag)
Gouda
Gouda
Gouda
Gouda
Gouda
Keukenhof – orchids pavillion
Keukenhof
Keukenhof
Mircea Drăgoi 