Saturday, May 05, 2007

Tulip Time

Every year during the first full week of May, Tulip Time is held in Holland, Michigan. Mom & Dad came for Grandparent's Day yesterday, so today, we went to Holland with Maria & Bridget to check it out. We took the "Klompen" carriage. When we saw someone taking a picture of Mom & Dad's license plate, it felt like we were the parade marshalls, or something.

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The tulips were at their peak!
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We walked around and saw the dancers, booths, costumes, singers, etc. Dad said he was a little homesick.
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Dad is originally from the Netherlands. The girls are 75% Dutch. Even though Mom is not Dutch, she realized she could pronounce the Dutch words better than the announcer.

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The dancers line the streets in downtown Holland. There are over 1000 dancers total and they have been practicing since January!

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Some of the dancers posed with Mom & Dad.

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We stopped to eat.


mariabridget 062-2 And watched more dances.

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The tulips were outstanding.

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At the end, the girls were tuckered out by Tulip Time
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi, Julia---This is Sharon from Willard. My oldest daughter, Linda, lived in Holland for several years; moved to CA in July 2005. I miss her AND I miss our visits to Holland! It's a great place, and I have those same dark pink tulips in your pics from the festival a few years ago!! Love 'em!
Take care.

5:23 PM
Jewels said...

Hi Sharon- Glad you looked at the pictures here - these tulips don't last long!

California is a great place to visit, too!

8:59 PM

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