Tulip Fields

Outside Keukenhof were tulip fields. They were so colorful and the pictures of the fields came out way better than I had anticipated. Seeing the fields is something I really wanted to do and made the trip awesome.


The green is row after row of tulips that have not yet bloomed!


My favorite photo from the trip. I think the rows and rows of tulips resemble a pointillist painting.


Far away


Zoomed in

Keukenhof

Our last day in the Netherlands we visited Keukenhof. These gardens are open only two months out of the year. There are just acres and acres of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinth in lovely gardens. This was, by far, my favorite part of the trip. Best of all, just outside of the gardens are some tulip fields. Luckily, the camera battery just managed to function until we left the gardens.

It was tough to decide which of the 150+ flower photos to post! Here are some photos from the gardens. Tulip photos will follow.

Amsterdam's Canals

While in Amsterdam, we took two canal cruises and even lucked out and had a hotel room with a view of one of the canals. Here are some of our favorite canal photos.


The first photo I took in Amsterdam, just down the road from the train station.


View from our hotel


Bikes parked along one of the smaller canals


Cruising the canals with a view of bridges in the distance


Homes along the canal


Sunset in Amsterdam

Easter weekend in Amsterdam

I love that Easter weekend in Switzerland is four days long--enough time to go somewhere. We decided to visit Amsterdam. I wanted to check out some of the museums -- especially the Vermeer paintings in the Rijksmuseum -- and was hoping to see tulips in bloom. We spent three days seeing the sites in Amsterdam and on our last day we went to Keukenhof to visit the gardens. I managed to take more photos at the gardens than both of us did in the three days we were in Amsterdam. Here are some of our favorite photos from the trip.


An interesting houseboat


The Rijksmuseum


Behind the Rijksmuseum






Nieuwe Kerk


Anne Frank's house

Lenzerheide

Doc and I went to Lenzerheide today and took a gondola up to the top of one of the mountains. There was a nice break in the clouds, so the views were really beautiful. We then took the gondola back to the middle station and hiked the rest of the way back to town. I wasn't sure what to expect from winter hiking, but it was quite fun and I definitely want to do it again.


Lenzerheide




We took the gondola to the top of the mountain behind me.


The middle station


On top of the mountain


Looking down toward Lenzerheide


The hiking trail down the mountain


Some cross country skiiers as we reached the bottom of the mountain

Chilly January

Zürich has been quite cold and cloudy since the new year began. The temperatures have stayed below freezing, leaving a bit of snow on the ground. The cold temps have also made the fountain in front of the main train station look magnificient. I was out shopping yesterday and saw it and decided we had to go back today with the camera to take some photos. Enjoy!!

Christmas in OK

We had a great time in Oklahoma this year. Doc finally experienced a classic weather swing. There was a record cold and high temperature in the week that we were in town. We also had a chance to enjoy the Tex-Mex and BBQ food that we miss.

This year I also finally got my act together and did a bit more pre-planning than usual. We were so happy to meet up with friends, but kept forgetting our camera! We finally remembered it on our last day in town.