Tulips As Far As The Eye Can See!

A sure sign that spring has sprung in Ottawa, Ontario - Canada’s capital - is the opening of its famous Tulip Festival. From the 4th -21st May over 3-million colourful tulips grace all historic parkways and scenic drives of this picturesque city. The 'Tulip Route' presents an awesome kaleidoscope of colour that attracts visitors from around the world.

Numerous pictures can be be found here

Originally, 100,000 tulip bulbs were a gift from Queen Juliana of the Netherlands as a thank you for providing members of Holland’s exiled royal family a safe haven during 1945.

Canadian troops helped liberate the Netherlands plus the royal family was hosted at Government House in Ottawa while Princess Margriet was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. Her room was declared as “Dutch Soil” and the flag of the Netherlands flew on the Parliament’s Peace Tower.

Although this legacy is an important part of Canadian history – it is the unending pictorial beauty of this one-of-a-kind spectacle that draws so many to return year after year. Read more