Michigan Tour 2013

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I know, I know...I haven't blogged forever...again.  Well, I had to make a photo book for Mom to take on our latest adventure so I finally got around to organizing pictures from our Michigan Trip in May 2013.

So here is stop one on that trip.

We went with Knight Tours for their "Tulip Trip".  They were going to three different places in Michigan and I was excited to make it back to the state where I served my mission, even if it was a very, very different part of the state.

We flew in to Grand Rapids and picked up a bus for Holland, MI.  They are known for their tulips and have Tulip Days every year.  We missed the crowd by going the week before, but the flowers were still out and GORGEOUS.  If these are too many pictures of tulips- sorry, I've decided that they are my favorite flower to photograph.  The colors are always so bright and fun.








We also visited Windmill Island.  This has a large working windmill that they use to grind wheat into flour.  It was a gorgeous day and lots of fun to explore.
 All our tour guides were wearing authentic period clothing, complete with wooden shoes.


 Dad loved the windmill.
 DeZwaan is the name of the windmill.

 We also went to Veldheer's Tulip Farm.  Again- I love tulips!!!

 They also had a wooden shoe factory and a Delft Factory.

I bought some "wooden" shoes.  I figured I'd get more out of these than the real thing. :)


THEY HAD TULIP TREES!!!  I have missed seeing these so much, so I was particularly excited.



We even got to see town kids practicing their traditional dances for Tulip Days.
I loved Holland.  It was such an adorable town and full of awesome colors.

Next, I might get around to posting pictures of Mackinac Island. :)

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