Talking
about flower, it's one of the biggest business in Netherlands.
What's so special about flower? Yes, i know it's so beautiful. But
with a sprinkle of creativity you can create business from it.
Beside
the well-known Keukenhof, the world's largest flower garden situated
near Lisse, Netherlands; have you ever heard about Aalsmer and Floriade?
No? Ok, let me amaze you!
Flower
Auction? You got to be kidding me!
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| The auction area |
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| Flowers from all around the world |
What cross on your mind when you hear word “auction”? A bunch of people making a bid to product or service, antique product, for the highest price. But there's something different with Netherlands auction. Yes, it's flower auction! Doesn't it sound so amazing? You got to check out Aalsmeer Flower Auction. It is by far the largest and most captivating floral auction in the world.
The
system is all computerized, bidders sit
in multi-tiered rows, armed with computer screens. And
the unique thing is, the bidding starts from high price and
works its way down. So
the fastest bidder who hit the “buy” button on the lower price
will get the bid.
The
flowers are uh-mazing. They're not just tulips but flowers all around
the world from Europe, Ecuador, Colombia, Ethiopia. Around
20 million flowers are sold daily and 80% shipped around the globe!
Floriade,
A Horticultural Expo for Multicultural People!
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| Living nature! - Floriade 2012 |
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| Beautiful flowers at Floriade |
Horticultural expo? Please, it sounds so boring. Imagine yourself going around to see flower collection, manure, farming equipment. Horticultural expo is mostly identical with old people or people who work or have interest in that field.
But
wait, have you ever heard about Floriade? Nope, it's not an
ingredient inside toothpaste, which is fluoride. Floriade
is a world horticultural expo from Netherlands located in Venlo.
What's so interesting about this expo?
The
city of Venlo will turn 163 acres of land into a flower park. It
encompasses
5 unique themed worlds separated by wooded areas; Relax and Heal,
Green Engine, Education and Innovation, Environment, World Show
Stage. Every areas have different theme of garden, restaurant,
attraction, pavilions.
The
creativity to create a majestic horticultural expo for multi segmented
people. Children have the opportunity to join the fun and learning
their environment. Young people can acknowledge themselves or relax
at many choices of nature ambiance restaurant that
serve a delicious range of food.
Family can take their family and educated themselves with this
green-expo. Grandparents can enjoy their time strolling around the
themed garden of their choices.
This
event organized
once every 10 years. And it's happening this year and runs
from April through October 2012.
Psstt
did you know that Indonesia participates in Floriade and they own one pavilion in World Show Stage area? Cool!
Oh
God, let me be one of the victim for one of the World's
Top Destinations for 2012
by CNN!
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So
Netherlands is, should i call ummm, flower island? Yes yes!
Flowers
are blooming. Then they're falling off.
But
in Netherlands, the flowers are always blooming everyday, yes?
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