{"id":7864,"date":"2017-09-09T21:06:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-09T21:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wilbil.com\/?page_id=7864"},"modified":"2018-07-17T02:53:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T02:53:47","slug":"keukenhof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wilbil.com\/netherlands\/keukenhof\/","title":{"rendered":"Keukenhof"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By no means was it a secret as there were so many people there. But with 79 acres of gardens, you could find some peace and quiet. Normally the tour would go to an outdoor living history museum. As it was spring and the flowers were still in bloom, we had a treat to be able to see this magnificent flower garden. I could not get over that some of the tulip blossoms were as large as my fist \u2014 and I have some mighty big hands.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=”grid” back_to_top_skin=”default” css=”.vc_custom_1517422180362{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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