Traveling to the Keukenhof this weekend?

Extra information for everyone traveling to Keukenhof on April 11 and 12 Are you traveling to the Keukenhof by train this weekend? The Dutch Railways have announced that they are taking care of maintenance on the tracks between Amsterdam Sloterdijk…

Topping Tulips in the Netherlands

Topping Tulips Ever wondered where all the tulip bulbs come from? In the Netherlands there are a lot of tulip farms with endless tulip fields. On these fields millions of tulips are grown every year. Around the end of April…

Meaning of tulip colors

Meaning of tulip colors One of the most popular spring flowers is the Tulip, a wildflower said to originate from Persia. In the 1500s, tulips were extensively cultivated in Turkey, and because of their resemblance to the “tulbend” — a…