All About Tulips At Eden Project

For Photo Friday today, I'm sharing my totally self-indulgent flower photos. Much easier to capture in the right pose than children will ever be

These photos were taken at the Mediterranean Biome of the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK in March. By now, I hope you've been able to enjoy tulips blooming in your own garden and it's been a colorful show. rows-of-tulips

There, don't you feel so much better imagining the feeling of standing in a field of tulips surrounded by a riot of color and scent? Happy Friday! Update

When I saw Debbie's photo today, I just had to share the last two books I bought for my boys while traveling - also in Italy. They were a find in a little Italian bookstore which only had about one shelf of English books. Unfortunately these books are not available on Amazon.com, but if you're in Italy it's definitely worthwhile to check a bookstore or two for copies. The illustrations are hilarious and though the material is obviously weighty, my kids were just enthralled. Head on over to DeliciousBaby for more fun Friday travel photos. Subscribe to this blog using RSS, email or follow me on Twitter.

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On April 24th, 2009 at 12:44 am, Caitlin said:

The Eden Project is totally fabulous! I wrote about it for EcoSalon once. http://www.ecosalon.com/the_eco_traveler_exploring_wild_and_wonderful_cornwall/

Did you make it to the Lost Gardens of Heligan as well? Not far away and simply wonderful. So romantic!

On April 24th, 2009 at 7:45 am, Carolina said:

Thank you for indulging us. I never tire of beautiful shots of tulips.

On April 24th, 2009 at 11:27 am, marina villatoro said:

What gorgeous flower fields. I remember I was in Holland ages ago and we snuck into a tulip field in Haarlem. It was the most glorious day for me!
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On April 24th, 2009 at 11:53 am, Bridget Smith said:

What amazing flowers. Love the closeup!

On April 24th, 2009 at 12:53 pm, Debbie Dubrow said:

I spent this morning in the Volunteer Park Conservatory with my daughter’s preschool class, so this was a nice continuation of that theme for me! Thanks for sharing.

On April 24th, 2009 at 1:09 pm, Angela Nickerson said:

Fabulous photos! And I am totally going to have to look for those books next time I’m in Italy! Ciao!

On April 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm, Peace (Australia) said:

Those flowers are so beautiful, I can tell you had a wonderful time photographing them!! I’m very envious!

On April 24th, 2009 at 5:05 pm, Lorraine said:

A tulip rainbow – gorgeous! Thanks for the book descriptions as well! Something to shoot for if we find ourselves in Italy!

On April 24th, 2009 at 6:49 pm, Mara said:

Tulips are my fave – thanks for sharing.

My boys are in bed or I’d be rummaging around in their room for the cool books we got them in Paris last summer. One shows a number of different Paris monuments and is tres cool.

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On April 25th, 2009 at 2:03 pm, Jen said:

How beautiful! I love tulips but have missed them everywhere we go. I am either too late or too early for the bloom! Someday I will see the fields though!

I too buy books everywhere I go with my kids. It is always one of their prized possessions!

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On April 25th, 2009 at 3:08 pm, Dominique said:

Thanks for the tulips photos…especially appreciated this weekend as our trip out to Holland, MI to take tulip pix got rained out. It doesn’t look like we’ll get back out there for the tulip fest next week, either
We ended up swapping out for a quick trip tomorrow down to Indiana to take pix in a really cool car museum, though.