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| Visiting a tulip farm in Holland, beautiful and "festival-adjacent". |
The lyrics above are taken from the first verse of a song I was taught in elementary school, and, although, that was a very long time ago, and I've lived in Michigan all my life, I had never been to my home state's much celebrated tulip festival - that is until last week. And, true to the tune, it was in Holland, in May, when tulips bloom!
Last weekend, my cousin, Dianne, organized a "Sistahs' " (Dianne, my cousin, Kathy and myself) spring outing at her home, conveniently and enviably located a stone's throw from Lake Michigan. The focus of our get-together was nearby Holland's Tulip Festival where one can soak in the spectacular display of hundreds of different varieties of the honored flower.
With our respective conflicting schedules and mounting crowds leading up to the weekend, we opted for "Plan B": a detour from downtown Holland to tour Veldheer Tulip Garden, a fully operational flower farm with adjoining gift shops featuring Dutch cookies, tea and Delft china as well as a wooden shoe factory.
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| Entry to the Veldheer Tulip Garden. |
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| Tulips, bright colored and gay! |
Veldheer does have an entry charge of $17.00 per adult, but not a bad price to view 850 different types of tulips with a collective count of over five million. Rows and rows of colorful blooms greet you during what can easily be a two to three mile walk. It's a picture-postcard immersion of gorgeous hues - an idyllic spot to get your steps in.
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| Walking the rows and rows of tulips, one can easily take in a two to three mile walk. |
At the gift shop, I purchased the "Dutch" tea blend from Pickwick, the largest tea brand in the Netherlands with roots dating back to the mid-18th century. (watch for our upcoming story/review of Pickwick tea).
Along with all the good feelz that come with Pickwick teas (Rainforest Alliance certification, member of Ethical Tea Partnership), it also promotes good conversation with a kick-off question on every tea label. (Although, this is not something the Sistahs ever need assistance with.)
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| Sistahs, no conversation starters needed. |
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| Prime sunsets on Lake Michigan |
Our weekend in Holland was filled with flowers, marathon chit-chats (see directly above) and, the best, bar none, sunsets over Lake Michigan. If there's anything better than indulging in scenic Michigan destinations, it's doing so with the best of company.
I think it's time to revise Verse 2 of our tulips tune:
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