Lisse and Keukenhof Flower Fields

After two days in Amsterdam, I decided to spend my last day in the Netherlands exploring the countryside. It just so happened that I was there during the early blooming period for the tulips and other flower varieties that Holland is known for.

I took a train to Leiden, and then a bus to Lisse, all along the way I saw the amazing network of canals they have all throughout the country. In Lisse, they have a large botanical garden and lots of agricultural flower fields surrounding it. It was quite an experience seeing how well maintained the garden was and how rich the plant material was. They had hundreds of varieties at the garden. Seeing the agricultural flower fields was crazy. The long strips of color stretching over the vast fields between canals and boats.