Flower Market, the North Sea and Tulips!

Yesterday started with a 6:00 AM wake up to be ready for a short bus ride to the largest flower market in Europe. The visit brought a whole new meaning to the beautiful bouquets and arrangements we enjoy at home.

The carts are stacked with certain types/colors of flowers and buyers bid on them virtually. The mobilized carts then load the flowers onto a buyers cart. It is a bit like Willie Wonka and the Flower Factory!

Next up was a fantastic 30 mile bike ride to the North Sea and through the Dutch countryside. It was an idyllic day.

Never, ever did I think I would touch the North Sea.
Behold!
Our group of riders. We’ve made some new friends 😍
Through the National Dune Reserve. We are all in awe and more than envious of the designated bike trails throughout the country.
More tulips 🌷
And hyacinths! Just imagine the smell from a field of these. That’s the joy of a bike ride.
We ended our ride in the beautiful city of Alkmaar.
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Author: robmin57

We still enjoy planning our own travel (most of the time😉). Using “Third Home”, a home exchange program, has added a new dimension to our travel planning. As Andy Dufresne says “Either get busy living, or get busy dying”

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