Our day in Keukenhof was more than we could’ve ever dreamed for! We finished our interviews by 1:30 pm, and then we went back to the apartment , had a quck lunch and then drove to Keukenhof. We timed it just perfectly. The tourists were all filing out as we arrived. The temperature was perfect, about 75 degrees. It was so exciting to see our grand children so excited and finding pleasure in the beauties that this park has to offer. Keukenhof was at it’s prime! I think we were there at the peak season. We just had the best time discovering and sharing with one another the flowers we liked best. The children especially loved the maize and the fun bridges, stepping stones on the lake, the old fashioned zip line, the windmill, etc. Samuel commented, “This is the best day of my life!” Anna said, “I just wish I could share this place with my friends. It is so beautiful here." Lucy was happy the whole time! She loved chasing the ducks!
HISTORY
Where Keukenhof is situated now, was a hunting area in the 15th century. Herbs for the kitchen of the castle of Jacoba van Beieren were also collected here; hence the name Keukenhof.
The current park was a section of the sizeable estate of Slot Teylingen, with beautiful untamed bushes and dunes. After the decease of Jacoba van Beieren Keukenhof fell into the hands of rich merchant families. Baron and baroness Van Pallandt invited landscape architects J.D. and L.P. Zocher, designers of the Amsterdam Vondelpark, to make a design for the garden around the castle. This design, in the English landscape style, has always been the basis of Keukenhof.
At the moment the estate belongs to a Corporation. On the initiative of the Lisse mayor of that time and a number of leading flower bulb growers and exporters, an open air flower exhibition was organised here for the first time in 1949. This expanded to an annually recurring event that has always drawn great numbers of visitors from all over the world. This is how Keukenhof became the park that we now know.
Anna Munns
it was really interesting because of all the colors and how they glowed. And I thought it was interesting how they did all the mixes. I also liked the water and how it looked like a swamp, but with tulips in it. I liked how they were so creative with the monkey bars and the bridge in the water. I also thought it was creative how they had it arranged, and how they had all the tulips was very interesting. My favorite part, I don’t really have one because I loved it all . There were seashells in the sand. And I liked how they did a monkey jungle gymn even thought we are not monkeys. And I liked all the animals, It was like a zoo, but very creative. But most of all, I just loved being there with Nanna Becca and Grand pere!
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