Cruising the Mediterranean Part 2: Venice, Bari and the Boat

Grand Canal from Rialto Bridge

Because we were supposed to arrive in Venice Friday evening, we were able to check directly into our hotel after arriving on Saturday. When I was planning the trip, I read online to find hotels that allowed easy access to the port. Luckily, the hotel  ended up booking was also directly across the canal from the train station.

Tulip Season in Holland: Amsterdam, Zaanse Schans, Voldendam and the Keukenhof gardens

Next on the blogging agenda is our trip to Holland for tulip season! Spring time is the peak of tourism for the Netherlands because of their world famous tulip fields and gardens. If you've scrolled through the travel boards of Pinterest, you've probably stumbled across at least one beautiful picture of a big wooden windmill surrounded by colorful fields striped with tulips as far as the eye can see. Of course, we had to be one of the millions worldwide who venture to Holland from mid-March to mid-May to check out the Keukenhof tulip gardens. We had a lot of fun, but I will say that it was a good reminder that when you're traveling, sometimes you have to accept that expectations do not equal reality.