De Hoge Veluwe

We just came back from our little vacation at De Hoge Veluwe, The Netherlands. It was just for a week, but we had a great time, due to the weather, the cute little town nearby and the places we did visit. 

We saw the National Park by carrier cycle, went to a butterfly garden, swam in a little lake, ate lunch while looking at a sand-drift, walked around a lot, saw wild dears, among lots of other things.

Pictures below:


Hoge Veluwe National Park

Foxglove

Sand-drift

Hunting Lodge Sint Hubertus

Waterlilies

Beautiful Nature
Beautiful Nature

Butterfly Gardens at De Passiflorahoeve

Tropical Butterflies






European Butterflies






 Beautiful Passiflora



Strange looking flowers called Aristolochia or Dutchmen's Pipe


Comments

  1. Lindsay CillessenJuly 11, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    I have lived almost my entire life on The Hoge Veluwe :-)

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  2. LizJuly 11, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    I'm from the Randstad and never go on vacation in The Netherlands (except for a weekend now and then), so this was an entirely new experience for me, but it was a good one! Loved every minute! The Netherlandsd are so beautiful!

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  3. Laurie CollettAugust 1, 2015 at 8:29 PM

    What an amazing beautiful place! And you have captured it so beautifully. Linked up with you at City of Links -- hope you'll stop by Saved by Grace for a visit!
    God bless,
    Laurie
    http://savedbygracebiblestudy.blogspot.com/

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  4. The Charm of HomeAugust 5, 2015 at 4:27 AM

    You have captured some beautiful butterflies. They aren't as easy to see here anymore. Thanks for joining Home Sweet Home!

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