Wednesday, April 14, 2010

in bloom


It's that magical time of year again, when Istanbul bursts into vibrant colour. The 5th annual International Tulip Festival is upon us! Let it be known that the tulip is Turkish, brought to the Netherlands by Dutch traders— so when you see a tulip, think Turkey. Swing by Emirgan Park to have your eyes dazzled— the festival ends this Sunday.

2010 International Tulip Festival

5 comments:

Marie said...

How beautiful !
The tulip find its origin in Turkey...

Very nice spring pictures... Thank you !

Javier de Blas said...

This is what I missed :(

szaza said...

Thanks Marie.

Yes Javier, you missed the tulips. They'll be back next year :)

albina said...

magical... love the third one from the bottom, such a gorgeous movement in it's imperfection...

szaza said...

Thanks so much, Albina!