I have noticed during my travels about Moscow that there have been a strangely high amount of tulips strung about the city.
Here are a few examples:
At the Kazansky Garden at Kolomenskoye
Inside the Kremlin
Near Moscow State University
Near the Church of Christ the Saviour
I have been noticing and taking photographs of the various tulips specifically because they have been reminding me a bit of home. In my hometown, Pella, Iowa (which you can read more about here) there is a tradition of spending three days in early May celebrating the town’s Dutch heritage, just as all of the tulips are starting to bloom about the town. This holiday is simply called Tulip Time.
The bike I used to ride in the parade.
Most years I would ride a bike in the parade for Tulip Time, and ever since I have started at Carleton I began to miss the festivities a little bit. However, this can be mostly fixed by stopping and smelling the tulips every once in a while. Moscow has become a bit of a home away from home in several large aspects, but sometimes it’s the little things that make all the difference.
More tulips at Victory Park