one of Holland's famous bulbfields - put simply it is a field full of tulips. When they come into flower the effect is breath-taking

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We really enjoyed the way the city and the ship were able to interact in Antwerp. If I lived there, I would surely use the opportunities to go and have a good look at visiting ships!

Nederland, Provincie, Plaats, 04-11-2018;

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In Voorhout, Holland

Marco Polo bunkering.

... on the façade.

Bulbfield sunset

... on top of the terminal building -- close enough to be able to talk to the passers by!

Spring 2015, Noordwijkerhout

Spring 2015, Noordwijkerhout

Bulbfield weed once cultivated.

St Martin's, Scilly. August 2012

... at least. There was a moment when we got stuck in a crowd that we just could not get through. We had to turn back and try and alternative route!

... in the streets.

Traject Haarlem Leiden, bij De Zilk en Noordwijkerhout

Lots and lots of them! And the din of the music, the cheering, the shouting... it was a fun day... a great way of enjoying oneself... once a year!

Keukenhof, Holland.

... for pedestrians and cyclists. I caught a quiet moment, but it was actually well frequented.

Sunny day.....but the wind was blowing.

... of Marco Polo, taken with a wide angle lens. She is not quite as low and long in reality!

Dutch bulb fields in April are such a riot of colour

Large field of flowering bright pink and white tulips in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands

Tulips. Tulpen. 't Zand, Noord-Holland.

Last days of the tulip season.

The movement of the river was still strong, and it showed as the man dragged the line.

A tulip bulb field near Lisse / Sassenheim The Netherlands being deadheaded.

... the Marco Polo hull in the evening sunshine.