After Madurodam, we headed to Leiden to visit the botanical gardens (hortus botanicus). I thought, my Mum would enjoy the visit. 10 minutes in to the walk around the gardens and the golden comment from my Mum, “They have not maintained it properly and there’s nothing interesting”. So, I let my Mum sit on the bench in the garden while I walked around taking pictures… So much for a thoughtful decision.

At the botanical gardens in Leiden (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden – not plants, but also some fish to look at (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden – inside the greenhouse (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden – possibly the largest hibiscus flower I have ever seen (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden – one of the many butterflies inside the greenhouse (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden – some of the flowers are just so beautiful (June 2018)

At the botanical gardens in Leiden – a dragonfly on a blood-red dahlia (June 2018)