Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam

While Bob was sick in the hotel room, I was off visiting the Keukenhof Gardens, which is apparently the most photographed place in the world.

Keukenhof Gardens are only open for 8 weeks every year, so we I was lucky to be in the area during the 2012 season.

The flowers were beautiful. I can only imagine what it will be like in mid-April, when the flowers are in full bloom.

I loved the flowers so much, I decided I needed to have them at my house, so I shipped some bulbs to the USA.  They won't arrive until October 2012, so hopefully I will be back to plant them.

Hallo from Amsterdam

Just a quick one from the first day in Amsterdam.  I spent most of the time in bed in the hotel with the Dutch swine flu or something.  Nonetheless looks like a fun place so far....

Seems like the only things in the town are bicycles and canals.  Super cyclist friendly, but probably not in the way most would think about it.   I don't think you could really live here without a bike.  They were everywhere and each seem older and crappier than the last.

Anyone ever seen 2,500 bikes in the same place at the same time?

Well now you have!  This was the bicycle parking garage at the train station.  Supposed to be 2,500 spaces here and its not enough room.  Apparently on an average day there are closer to 9.000 bikes parked around the train station.