We arrived in Holland around 5 am and by 6:30 am we were at our hotel in Lisse. Unfortunately, they would not be ready for us for several hours, so we took a walk and shot  photos until our hands were too cold to push the shutter! You don’t have to go far in Holland to see these incredible ribbons of color stretching through the fields. It is a typical sight in the spring when the fields turn into a blanket of blooms. Not only were we struck with the beauty of the colorful landscape, but the fragrance of the field of hyacinths was intoxicating!

We caught this rainbow one rainy morning out the window of the van. What an awe inspiring way to start the day!

The day we left Holland, we shot these pictures of residents riding by the flower fields on their way to work. Seeing people of all ages riding bikes is very common in Holland. The Dutch don’t just use their bikes for fun; they use them for travelling, from doing daily shopping to going to work or school. The Dutch people own about 12 million bikes, which is twice as many as the number of automobiles in Holland!