Let's Go To Holland!

Holland, Michigan

that is!

Last week we made a trip and visited Windmill Island.

First before we actually head over to the island here are some pictures around the visitors center area.

This is a picture heavy post!

Probably the most popular color combo in tulips!

Ann odd angle but I wanted to capture all of these beautiful pink tulips.

I'm in love with orange this year!

Let's head over to the little island area.  Technically this was a peninsula but a canal was created around it with a bridge to cross over giving it a more authentic feel.  

Not my image but it's a great view.

I wish I could have caught her from the front.  Many of the employees are dressed in traditional Dutch clothing.  She doesn't have her wood shoes on but they do wear them (probably in one of her bags).  

The windmill is now over 250 years old and is known as "De Zwaan" (which means the swan or graceful bird) and was purchased from the Netherlands in 1964.  It was brought over by boat and reconstructed on the island.  A guided tour of the inside is offered but we didn't go in this time since we had done it previously.  I included two interior pictures below but they aren't one's I took.  There is more to the story about the windmill and how it was was acquired which you can read about it "here".

Wheat is ground using wind to power the mill.

These are called "snowdrops" (Galanthus)

The island hosts wedding and other events.  There is a bride being photographed off in the distance.  

Replicas of historic buildings found in the Netherlands 

Of course I had to visit the little shops.  I've been wanting to purchase some kind of Delft pottery so I wasn't leaving here empty handed!

My new Delft pottery vase with flowers from last week's tablescape.

While waiting in line to make my purchase I captured a picture of this young lady.  Both of these girls were the sweetest and though it was extremely busy they were very accommodating.

Well- we're on our way off the island now.

A little setting in a courtyard.  I liked how that one orange tulip was standing there being the center of attention!

Okay one last photo before we get to the parking lot!

Before we left Holland we stopped at Centennial Park.  I'll just share a few pictures.

I love this house!

Thanks for sticking through this long post and I hope you enjoyed it!

Goodbye for now from Dan and I!

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