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Nigel Powers in the Austin Powers Goldmember movie: There are only two things I can't stand in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
Demovictory9
(32,423 posts)CatMor
(6,212 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)Grey
(1,581 posts)We did the tulips and windmills tour about 6 years ago and spent an afternoon in this garden. I would go back in a heartbeat.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)I'm sure there is a lot of pent up demand for travel these days as people have fond memories of places visited and dream of where to go next.
lark
(23,065 posts)These gardens were the highlight of my trip and I'd even go back just to see them again, it was stunning, one of the best 8 hour timeperiods of my life. I must have taken over 100 pictures. Sadly, I lost most of them when my phone fried 2 years ago, hence the need to return, if it's ever safe again to travel by air.
zanana1
(6,103 posts)That's what heaven would look like.
MLAA
(17,252 posts)FirstLight
(13,357 posts)I wonder how many animals are having the time of their lives with parks being closed and quiet
burrowowl
(17,632 posts)chia
(2,244 posts)And it's opening today:
https://www.butchartgardens.com
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)I'll add it to my bucket list. I love stuff like this.
chia
(2,244 posts)Collimator
(1,639 posts)in Wayne, PA? I enjoyed it much more than the better known Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.
I understand that there is some sort of "garden passport" associated with a range of botanical organizations in that general area of the country.
malaise
(268,713 posts)Another beautiful garden
chia
(2,244 posts)to walk through their rose garden, roses everywhere, all around and above me.
I didn't take this photo, but it represents well:
malaise
(268,713 posts)machoneman
(3,997 posts)chia
(2,244 posts)Karadeniz
(22,473 posts)malaise
(268,713 posts)Thanks
warmfeet
(3,321 posts)good luck getting me to leave. I am living here now. Just try and find me.
pansypoo53219
(20,955 posts)DFW
(54,302 posts)The Butchart gardens when we visited Vancouver Island in 1998, and the Keukenhof a few years before. Vancouver Island is almost the other side of the world for us (9 time zones), but the Keukenhof is just a three hour drive.
At Butchart, in 1998
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Callalily
(14,887 posts)but of course postponed my trip. Had reservations to visit Keukenhof Gardens. I did take a virtual tour, but not the same as being there. Maybe next year.
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)a Dutch Tulip Bulb Market Bubble.
[link:Search Results Web results Dutch Tulip Bulb Market Bubble Definition - Investopedia|]
MFM008
(19,803 posts)And somewhere out there lilacs are blooming.
niyad
(113,074 posts)Niagara
(7,565 posts)Beacool
(30,247 posts)One more thing to add to my bucket list.
LeftInTX
(25,137 posts)I was like, "I didn't know tulips grew like that in India??"
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)sometimes New Zealand. Any place with wide open spaces and nice looking vegetation.
LeftInTX
(25,137 posts)I watched that movie when I was new to Bollywood.
They've filmed in the US, Bulgaria, Egypt, South Africa, Mauritius, and Iceland. (Just about anywhere)
One dance scene was even in a glacier! (The glacier was in India though)
ailsagirl
(22,885 posts)Thank you for posting-- I think I'll go to Holland next vacation!! Or else keep these photos and keep dreaming.
IronLionZion
(45,380 posts)a little bit of hope during a time when we didn't know if we'd live or die.
Here are the best gardens in the USA
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g191-Activities-c57-t58-United_States.html