Visited Keukenhof (Tulip Garden)

Perhaps the most photographed place on Earth, Keukenhof is the place to be when in Europe in the months of March, April or May. Better known as the Tulip Gardens, this treasure of Holland boasts over 7 million Tulip bulbs hand planted each year. More than 40 million visitors till date have viewed the flowers in person and yesterday, I and Sonia incremented the counter by two.

I will be working on the photos for a long time, but a video slideshow of the photos is here for you to see. Its hosted on youtube, and hence the quality is degraded. Write to me if you wish to see the better quality video.

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