Lights, music, markets, marching girls and tulips

I spent a lovely weekend in Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW, celebrating it's annual Tulip time festival. Something I've been going to with the family since the beginning. It was lots of fun...marching bands, a main street parade, open gardens, tulips, markets, shopping, buskers, lunching, shopping, spring weather, high tea and tulips after dark. A fab weekend was had by all! Here's a snap shot of the weekend...

(please note some photos are courtesy of Southern Highlands News as my camera battery died!...Who hasn't had this happen at a crucial time?)








This spot here holds a special memory...in my son's younger years, he fell in the water! I had to jump in and rescue him. Something we've never let him live down.

Hope you had a lovely weekend.

Comments

[Says Deb H.]

Wow! The tulips are gorgeous, especially the pink ones. Looks like a wonderful place to spend a lovely day. Thanks for sharing.

[Says Ineke]

I love tulips, I'am living in Holland.

Greetings from Holland

[Says Conny]

Lovely pictures. I always though you were in USA or Canada, but because of the tulips I suppose it is somewhere on, for me, the opposite side of the world: Australia or New Sealand? (you see it confuses me a bit...LOL) I am from Holland, in spring we always have lots of tulips in our garden, love them a lot!

[Says Teri Jordan]

What a lovely place.....and what a fun weekend.....

[Says Melody]

I love tulips. They are so beautiful.

[Says michelle of Ragtag Stitchin']

Bowral is such a beautiful place. The tulips are just gorgeous. What a wonderful festival. Looks like a special fun time. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos.

[Says Ramona Chester]

Thank you for the lovely little holiday. I have been so busy at work - it was nice to catch a parade, a juggler and the color of those first tulips was amazing.

[Says Rhonda Cafe]

Thankyou for sharing those beautiful photos. Living in North Qld I miss all the lovely flowers you can grow down south. Oh well, we have palm trees!!!

[Says maria wilson]

Oh thank you for sharing the beautiful photos Bronwyn...
I just love Tulips.

[Says Ondrea]

THose tulips really are lovely. They put a smile on my dial. Thankyou.

[Says JuneA**]

I've not seen a festival celebrating flowers after dark, very lovely! Thanks so much for sharing!

[Says Le rat des fils]

Thank you for these beautiful photos.

[Says Lyn Smith]

I'm in Brisbane now, but I grew up in Bowral & did my nursing training at the Bowral & District hospital. The tulip festival was always great, but 40yrs ago they never had a parade. Loved seeing all the tulips again. Must go back down again sometime. Haven't been back since my Mum died 15yrs ago. Corbett Gardens still look beautiful.

[Says madeleine]

My goodness - one of the best sites I've seen in ages - God bless you for being so sharing and ingenious!!!