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When I discovered that the cherry blossoms in the Cherry blossom park in Amsterdam were starting to bloom, I immediately went to Amsterdam to visit the park. The Cherry blossom park currently is even more busy than in other years, because visiting a public park is one of the most popular activities during these Corona times. I went to visit just before the government advised to stay home and I found the park pretty crowded, though people were keeping distance from each other. After my visit the forester advised not to come to the park anymore, as the crowds were getting too big. Luckily for you, I took some pictures! And we will always have next year…

On my most recent visit to London I decided to visit Sky Garden. Sky Garden is 160 meters high and it is located near the Tower Bridge and The Shard, so obviously it offers amazing views over these buildings. As it is called Sky Garden it features a garden with exotic plants, which gives your pictures of the city a beautiful green frame. If you love stunning city views, don’t hesitate to come here! An added bonus of your visit is that it is completely free!

First of all: I am probably going to have to cancel my upcoming travel plans because of the Corona virus. I had some small trips planned and Hielke and I also booked tickets to go to Uzbekistan, but we had to cancel that holiday. Luckily we were treated very kindly by Turkish Airlines! I still have some upcoming blogs regarding previous trips, so for the next weeks there will still be blogs, but after that it will become difficult when there is no content… I hope everybody stays safe in the current crisis!

I discovered the Royal Botanic Kew Gardens as they popped up on my Instagram feed with their Christmas lights show in 2018 and ever since I have wanted to go to Kew. When we visited London in February I didn’t expect this to be a good timing to visit Kew, however I was very wrong. From February – Half March Kew hosts the Orchid Festival in one of the glasshouses, which offered much added value to our visit in winter time. As Kew has three large glasshouses, it is possible to visit the gardens year-round. Of course there are more flowers once you visit in spring or summertime, but the greenhouses are more quiet during the wintertime, which came in handy when taking pictures.