Where are we now?

If I were to tell you that we were at a place where we saw...

canals...

wooden shoes...

lots of tulips...

little girls in Dutch costumes...

windmills...

and cheese. Where would you say we were? If you said Holland, you would be wrong. We went to the Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa today.

Pella is a town about 45 miles SW of Des Moines. It was settled in 1847 by approximately 800 Dutch immigrants who left Holland for political and religious reasons. The community is very proud of its Dutch heritage and every year they put on a festival to celebrate their history.

During all the years that Nancy and I have lived in Des Moines we never made it to the Tulip Festival, so this year we went with Nick & Leona Venditti, and Caleb and Claudia Pahl. The weather was great, the tulips were beautiful and we had a good time.