May

24

Road Tripping in Style

Since moving to Germany, Brennon and I have taken road trips to all corners of Europe and have seriously considered getting an RV to make our trips even more enjoyable.  While walking around Keukenhof last weekend, we discovered the cutest little camper… just the thing we need for our European adventures!

In the middle of the beautiful tulip gardens sat this charming green camper decorated with colorful potted plants.

Brennon couldn’t even stand up straight inside!

Perfectly pink sitting room…

and kitchen!

Not only am I obsessed with this cozy camper, but I also love the colorful garden surrounding it!

Stepping stones made to look like soft pillows… I love this idea!

Colorful buckets filled with flowers line the walkway

  Although you won’t see this tiny trailer driving down the road anymore, you can now find it at Keukenhof complimenting the gardens perfectly!

Hopefully you’ll find Brennon and I driving down the road in our own shabby chic RV soon!

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Speaking of road trips, hubs and I are in the Champagne region of France this weekend for a Memorial Day commemoration event and would love for you to come along!   Join us on Twitter at @DesignEurLife to see our picture & videos of this year’s Belleau Wood Ceremony, beautiful french countryside, and lots of champagne tasting!

xoxo

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May

23

Tulip Time at Keukenhof

Known world-wide as the Garden of Europe, Keukenhof hosts thousands of visitors each year, inviting people from across the globe to marvel at nearly 7 million tulips {planted each year} during only a two month span.  The gardens are among the most immaculately landscaped in the world, with beds of colorful tulips planted around every bend and rushes of colors livening the often times cold and gray atmosphere of northern Europe.

This year, the tulips were exceptionally slow to bloom due to the extended winter we endured, so hubs and I waited until the last possible weekend to visit.  Luckily, the tulips were in full bloom and their sweet aroma filled the air, making our visit all the more memorable.  It’s one thing to see these flowers in pictures, but quite another to experience these world-class gardens in person.

I’ve always loved flowers, but my deep passion for photographing them was realized during our trip to Holland.  Capturing flowers on camera allows us to enjoy the beauty of them even after their season has passed and their petals have fallen.  Although I may have gone a little overboard snapping pictures of the flowers at Keukenhof {and believe me, there are many more}, I’m excited to share some of my favorite shots so that you too can experience their beauty long after the season is over and they are gone.

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May

22

Holland in Pictures

While you’re in Holland:

Sample local cheeses and customize your own wooden clogs at Clara Maria Cheese & Clog Farm
Visit the fishing villages of Volendam and Marken
Drive the Bloemen Route
Tour the Kinderdijk Windmill Park
Visit Keukenhof Gardens

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May

20

Weekend Whereabouts

This past weekend, Brennon and I took our first trip to Holland to see the flower filled fields and world-famous gardens before the Spring ended and tulip season came to a close.  We visited the gardens of Keukenhof, drove to Holland’s fisherman’s isles, sampled local cheeses, learned how to make wooden clogs, toured working windmills, and wandered through the colorful tulip fields… all in all, an amazing trip at yet another beautiful European destination!





keukenhof gardens ● tulips for miles ● pretty in pink
tulip covered in water droplets ● fine dining in holland ● fishing village of marken island
holland’s wildlife ● kinderdijk windmill park ● dixie’s bathroom with a view
holland’s tulip fields ● orange among a field of red ● so grateful the sun came out to play

For your viewing pleasure, here’s a little video made up of Instagram pictures and Vine videos from our trip to Holland {my first “movie” and pictures/video were taken on my phone, so please don’t judge too harshly}

Brennon and I fully understand how blessed we are to live overseas and have the opportunity to travel to so many amazing European destinations, and we love sharing it with you!

As much as we’d love to invite you to join us on all of our trips, it isn’t exactly practical… so instead, we invite you to travel with us virtually!  For those of you who would like to come along on our European adventures but just can’t find the time to slip away from your busy schedules, we will now be sharing the details of every trip with you via Twitter!  Through lots of photos, videos, and real time accounts of what we’re doing and things we’re trying, you will feel like you’re practically there with us!  And I want you to get in on the action… feel free to ask questions, share your experiences, and make suggestions of things you think we should try or places we should explore!  Sure, it may not be the same as you physically being there, but it’s definitely the next best thing!

For those of you who already have a Twitter account, simply visit @DesignEurLife to join us on our next trip to France’s Champagne Region and Memorial Day Celebration at Belleau Wood beginning this Thursday!

And if you don’t have Twitter but would still love to join in on the fun, no worries, it’s actually really easy to set up an account!  All you need to do is enter your name, email address, password, a username, and you’re done!  Click here to start now and then visit me here!

I am looking forward to our next trip together!

xoxo

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