Cesky Kumlov

cesky kumlov: a small unesco hertige town near the border to austria. a town which taught me how a good tap and a good bartender can turn a good beer into the best beer i have ever tasted ! i would highly recommend a walk down to the small pension with the red board and pig skin just to taste the beer. the view of the 'painted' castle and covered bridge is definitely an added addvantage. for those who wish to escape the crowds - here as well as prague, a bike into the natural park and ruins of devci kamin is a must!

Gay Pride.

I better post a picture before its already the next gay pride.
Beautiful weather, perfect bodies, lots of beer, music, boats on the canal ...
What more could you want?

fields of tulips...

Definately not natural, but less manicured...



Took these pictures for my grand children before it all goes under water ...

keukenhof

some pics ... from the 'most beautiful spring' garden of the world ... are there any summer or winter gardens any more beautiful .... i wonder!!!!


The view near the main entrance. The first glimpse is always beautiful, but after a few minutes of tulips, they do get a bit boring. I had a few questions for the head maali, why are contrast colours more the fashion (read blue, yellow, red) and are checker board tulips more enticing than seas of colour?




And how did you get the frilly edges??

Phew! Its a long time since I went blogging. Guess the grey and rain and sleet in Holland wasnt really inspriing. But Spring's sprung everyone (and me) into action...
This weekend was spent in Keuenhof ... some super touristy pics from there - actually I cant post them due to an 'internal error'. Will try again later ...
On keuenhof itself - It nice! but not worth all the hype and the money! seriously! you are better of in the fields...
Take a bike and a sunny day in holland (not too many of those) and bike around the canals and tulip fields and the country side dotted with windmills and seagulls - its a lot more refreshing than walking through manicured paths with teeming other tourists. Ofcourse if you can ignore the people, which any normal desi can, it might be worth it ... so go ahead, trudge all the way to keuenhof, and then do take the bike trip!
till the next pic ....