Easter Sunday and again a fine day, a little cooler.

First a short question to the readers. One reader, so far, has pointed out that many pictures are rotated when using a computer but not on his iPhone. If you a seeing rotated pictures in the blog please send me a note and let me know the device that is showing the rotated pictures. I do not see them on any of my devices.

Back to regularly scheduled programming.

We joined an enormous crowd both on the bus and in the park. By afternoon they closed the park for both parking and entrance. Unlike America they were indeed full.

On Thursday March 21 Keukenhof Gardens will open the doors for the 2019 spring season. More than 7 million tulips and other flowers will color the Keukenhof park near Amsterdam. The flower garden will be open for 60 days in 2019 and will close the doors at 8:00 PM on May 19 2019.

Located in Lisse, about an hour fifteen away, 40 or so km SW. Take Metro, then bus. All spectacular.

There are 7 million bulbs, each replanted every fall. Eight hundred tulip varieties. We lucked out with perfect weather and brilliant sunshine.

This is a day in the country to escape the crowds of the city. Not so much escape today in terms of people but well well worth it. This is escape should on almost all tourist lists.

The mix of the crowd surprised us. High concentration of Europeans, Asians from many lands, but no Africans. We did not see a single one. Did not notice any from Latin America and did not hear Spanish spoken.

This was an all day excursion, we spent 4 plus hours wandering. A great visit.

QB took lots of pictures, available via this link. Good closeups and great color.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0oVAXNMSfXgSqHuwWf7clwpfw#Keukenhof_&_Kloveniersburgwal

Pavilion of orchids, there was also one of “Flower Power” bulbs. The QB pictures are the best to see the tulips, both variety and color.

Dinner: Hoofstad Brasserie

I am guessing that we will not find as good a brasserie in Paris as this one this evening. QB hopes that I am wrong but did not say I was wrong.

Starter: Avocado, garlic sauce, goat cheese, ajo blanco

Mains were done right and the dessert was all too many calories..