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Valentine is not something we really celebrate. However, with all the 'halo' around it you can't escape it. I was surprised by my husband with a lovely bouquet of roses. That does not happen often so it was a real treat. Since the sun was shining I bought some lovely tulips the other day. I just love tulips. And...yesterday's dinner guest came with a lovely bouquet of flowers as well! So, for this Valentine the house is full of flowers! Isn't that wonderful?

During our 17 years in Brussels we have never visited Keukenhof,  the Garden of Europe as it is known. Well, we actually passed by once but it was the wrong time of the year so we didn't see any flowers. Mid-April (depending on the weather as always is the best time to go there to see the tulips but also a lot of other flowers. On top of this I can tell you that we were not alone. It is amazing to see all these people in all different angles, standing, leaning, bending, kneeing, sitting, lying and I don't know what angle to try to get a good photo of the flowers. People use not only cameras (some bring their tripods with them so it looks really professional) but also ipads and smart phones. It seems to be a mecca for photographers. Well, we took a few photos as well. My husband did most and he tends to inflate them. But that is the luxury of the digital photo cameras today. I delete some of them discreetly afterwards! Flowers in various arrangements Keukenhof means ...