Floriade 2012 Holland
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:02 pm
Last summer we visited the Floriade, an exhibition held every ten years. We knew the area was big, but we didn't know how big. One day was definitely not enough, but we managed to see a lot.
A cable car ran straight across the area. We didn't have time to take it.
The first area we visited held small gardens and pavilions from all over the world. A few samples:
One area held sculpture-like structures and nicely planted-up areas:
A junque wall:
The "Bugs and Birds" garden:
It may look comfy, but it's cement:
A few planted-up areas:
The Dutch Pavilion:
There were bee-hives. I loved the bumble bee hive:
A sore temptation for a tomato-lover like me:
Tomato tree:
There were samples to be had, thank goodness! Or I'd have committed high treason and tasted the display.
Big, big rainforest greenhouse:
Serious-looking guards outside, half-hidden in the bamboo:
Important reminder:
And pretty blooms too:
This is behind the rest rooms:
Need I say that we had rain most of the day? We could happily spend two whole days in there, but our vacation was nearing an end so we had to leave. Well, only nine more years to the next one.
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