The Land of Tulips
The Netherlands is well known for its windmills of days past and of course tulips that travel the globe with their bright colors. Traveling the country, you cannot pass a trip to the wonderful gardens that abound especially during spring when they bloom in all shapes and sizes. Take a bike ride around the colorful gardens or take a tour of the gardens as you marvel at their diversity and natural beauty. During the spring time around Mid-April is the best time to go on the Flower Bulb Route trip(which is estimated to be around 30 kilometers long and passes Keukenhof), which can be purchased from the Tourist Information Office in Lisse. Several such routes are setup by the tourism industry to showcase the beauty and diversity of the landscape as well as being environmentally firendly without using cars. Bicycles are also the favored mode of transport of the locals to and from the fields so as they say, “when in Rome, do what the Romans do” or in this case, the Dutch.