TulipTime consists of the streets full of dutch dancers in full costume, wooden shoes and all. Trolley rides go up and down all of our "Tulip Lanes" where the streets are lined with tulips and there's a $50 per Tulip fine if one is purposely harmed. There are parades throughout the 10-day long festival which brings carnival rides and food to town and lots of tourists. This small town celebration brings some 500,000 tourists to Holland and is ranked as the third largest festival in the United States. That's right...and we participate. We go to the parades and cheer our friends on, get an annual elephant ear or fat ball and take lots and lots of pictures. Thanks to those Dutch or wanna-be Dutch friends of ours lending us a toddler sized Dutch costume, we like everyone else, dress up our kid and go down to the park and attempt to take pictures of her in front of Tulips. It usually ends in a tantrum and a lot of running around and chasing and maybe one good shot. Fun times, though! You should join us sometime.
2 comments:
hey adriann!! i'm pretty excited to have a small commentary on your life to check up on. Your comments on the tulip festival made me laugh. I can not imagine being there right now, it seems so far away, yet..it sounds so nice. It made me miss one of my many homes, Holland, and of course, you guys. Jilliann looks great being Dutch (: Love you,
SHana
Adriann,
As usual, very well said! The tulips were fabulous this year and I was so glad to celebrate them with you, Jilliann, Rachel and Peyton.
Love,
Grandma
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