Keukenhof Garden

In the 17c, the rarity of the tulip in the Dutch Republic turned it into an object of desire, and demand for tulip bulbs reached such a peak that buyers paid enormous sums, even traded their houses, for tulips. A sailor who mistook the bulb for an onion, was arrested and locked up for eating it. Even today, we paid quite a hefty sum to visit the tulip garden. And to be honest, some flowers did in fact look delicious. For example, the hyacinth looked so much like popcorn I would have eaten it if not for the risk of landing in the same fate as the sailor.


"mah precious..."