Scent of Hyacinths
Leaving Haarlem we continued south along the coast passing Den Haag (The Hague) where the international court holds its sessions. If I could do this trip again, I would allow time to learn more about the International Court of Justice located in the Peace Palace. As we drove, we passed fields of tulips - acres upon acres of them. We stopped on the side of the road just to hop out and take some photos. We were near the Keukenhof, one of the world’s largest and most beautiful flower gardens, but it was already after noon and we had to find a place for the night, so we regrettably made the decision not to explore Keukenhof - a mistake I would remedy the next time. The beauty of fields of tulips cannot be described - at least not by me - and the fragrance of the hyacinths was overwhelming. I’ve mentioned that we didn’t make reservations at name hotels during this trip, and for the most part that was a good decision since we were able to take our time whe