Beauty of Tulip to nostalgic red flam Krishnochura
Nothing says ‘spring’ quite like flowers in bloom. It’s hard to imagine the change in seasons without the quietly flamboyant face of a Novelty, the nostalgic joy of red flame Krishnochura (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), Royal Poinciana, Simul (bombax ceiba), or a Standard tulip greeting the morning sun across your breakfast table. It’s easy to admire the amazing attributes of a tulip, but what about the farms that grows them? Who are the people behind the joy we place in our vase?
Holland, Michigan’s Tulip Time Named Best Flower Festival in the north east USA. Holland, Michigan is small part of Europe in the United States of America; this city is a natural for Tulip Time! For starters over fifty lakh tulips; a 250 year-old authentic Dutch windmill that was brought over from the Holland, a Dutch-certified master miller working the mill; and a city that was founded by Dutch settlers in 1847.
We were ten Bangladeshi families with kids met at the festival. We drove separately from greater Detroit area, and Chicago. All of we got busy talking photos with tulip, parade and all nice scenic view.
It was Sunday, thousands of visitor around to enjoy their spring weekend after a lengthy winter. City of Holland provides free bus rides for the tourist. We park near Dutch village and take the bus tour to visit all attractions. This is a great festival to learn Dutch history, culture and food beside the tulip. Next weekend a big Bangladeshi student group visited the festival, Tulip takes place my entire Facebook page.
Dutch heritage runs deep, including many residents with ties to the Holland by Dutch royalty nearly every decade since Second World War. The city of Holland, Michigan, is a colony of Dutch culture and tradition in the midst of the American Midwest, home to dikes, canals and even an authentic Dutch windmill.
Proud of the Netherlands heritage, the city purchased lakhs of tulip bulbs from the Netherlands back in 1927, and these colorful flowers still fill the city`s gardens and parks with color annually.
More than five lakhs people from all over the world travel to the Holland tulip time festival each year. This year’s festivals happened second week of May, 2016 and were bounty to experience - from parades and traditional Dutch Dance performances to concerts and more. And outside of the festival, there’s no shortage of sights to see and things to explore around the Holland area.
The Dutch experience is alive and glowing all year! At the Holland Museum immerse in over 150 years of our Dutch history; including a European open-air Christmas market and the appearance of Sinter klaas. For year-round treasures and Dutch chocolates, the import shops at Dutch Village are the place to be!
No matter what the weather, nothing beats a walk on the beach! The two-mile walk along the water’s perimeter between Holland State Park and Tunnel Park is tremendous any time of year! This beach is pretty awesome! There is sand for miles, and dunes to climb. There is a nice pier and a large parking area. It is about 15 minutes away from Holland due to having to drive around the lake to get there. In May, the Lake Michigan water was freezing cold and couldn’t stand for more than 30 seconds.
In the fall, people like to climb to the top of Mt. Pisgah, a hundred and fifty foot sand dune that towers above Lake Michigan. It is more than two hundred steps to the top, with a panoramic view of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa that is second to none.
How to go: From Chicago (Illinois) or Detroit (Michigan) drive takes around 2 to 3 hours, Next Big city Grand Rapid has an international airport.
Writer: Advance Automotive Engineer, Michigan, USA
