Tourists taking pictures in the tulip fields in Egmond.

... as we returned across the bridge. This picture shows so well the sheer of the ship -- and indeed, the surprisingly pronounced camber of the bow!

The weather at Keukenhof was ghastly! Icy wind and the gardens were totally bare, except for a few lost crocus blooms here and there. Outside the park the bulbfields were also different shades of brown. So it was very disappointing.Luckily inside the hothouse there were some pretty flowers to see and to shoot. It wasn't always possible to make a good composition, because people walked in front of your camera.

... at the quite unnecessary security precautions, which stopped us walking along our own ship...

The sun had come out for a while!

Keukenhof Gardens in Holland.

Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Hillegom, 16-04-2008; bollenstreek, percelen met bollen, gedeeltelijk in bloei (narcissen en hyacinten); de mannen op de de tractor poten nieuwe gewassen; zandgrond, bollenveld, geestgrond, bloementeelt, bollenteelt, narcis, bol, hyacint*, poten, planten, patroon, ritme, kleur, abstract; aerial photo, bulbs, flower bulb, flowerbed , bulbfields, bloom, flowering time, toerism, attraction..luchtfoto (toeslag); aerial photo (additional fee required); .foto Siebe Swart / photo Siebe Swart

flower show at Keukenhof, Holland, 2016. Always wanted to see the bulb fields so managed it this year

... of Marco Polo, as we advance across the bridge.

Traject Haarlem Leiden, bij De Zilk en Noordwijkerhout

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Lots of pink, white and purple hyacinths.

Tulip and other bulb fields near Keukenhof in South Holland.

Taken close to Keukenhof - the world's largest Tulip garden.

Bloembollenveld / Bulb fields, Keukenhof (P1280278)

a sunny flower to brighten up gloomy days

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Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands

Field of Double Toronto tulips.

5 single handmade shots with the Ricoh GR III stiched together in Photoshop CC.

In view of the corona crisis tourists were discouraged by the government to visit the bulbfields.

So an ideal situation for me because I live in Hillegom in the heart of the bulbfields.

Smoking Room - Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (House of Representatives)

Keukenhof Gardens, Holland