An early start this morning led us to the Keukenhof Gardens. Since Holland is known for its tulips (the main producer of them for the whole world) and they are in bloom in May why not visit them? Off to the Keukenhof Gardens we went! Situated about 2 hours from Amsterdam in the town on Liese the gardens are. We were expecting to see just fields of tulips (which we did) there was so much more!! There were Intricate flowers beds, windmills, petting zoos, exhibition rooms, playgrounds, tons of restaurants and even boat and canal tours! These 35 acres are known to be the best in the Netherlands and I have to agree. My many photos cannot do it justice.
From the Keukenhof Gardens we took the bus to a small town called Haarlem. The town is so quaint and peaceful! Sadly everything was closing when we got there at 5. Still we explored the Grote Market, Prinsehof, courtyards and saw the Adriaan Windmill. The amazing thing about this town is that is was completely gated in the 15th century. Overall Haarlem was simplistic, historic and homely with the best frites(fries) we have had yet!