And THIS is Holland!

Today we drove all the way up the the northern part of Holland to see the tulips. The weather was rainy, but then again this is Holland! We saw the most spectacular fields of tulips that no one seemed to mind. I have never seen anything like it! I also had no idea as to the variety of tulips. Some were almost up to my waist, and others were so short that you could hardly get them into a vase. Some had beautiful feathered petals, some had three or four flowers growing from one stem. And of course the colors were incredible. The farmers grow them for the bulbs, and throw the flowers away. (GASP!) We took six friends with us, and had a great time in the rain. The windmills, bicycles, rain and wooden shoes were good indications that we lived in Holland, but THIS tops the cake!