Polemi Tulip Festival 2018
Published 1st of April, 2018
And So, The Tulips
Once we had had our fill of the performances, we wandered up to the tulips themselves. There were lots of people there before us. You will have seen some of them on the webcam had you been nosey, as they all walked right past it.
Lots of Flower Lovers
The tulips were very popular, though I think the recent rain had battered them a little bit. They looked a bit more voluptuous last weekend.
Tulips and Gladioli
As well as tulips, we had an abundance of wild gladioli in Polemi too. Unfortunately this was considered fair game for a lot of visitors. We saw people returning from the flowers carrying armfuls of gladioli. If too many people do that, there won't be any more in years to come. I even saw people taking flowers out of people's gardens, which is just not on.
Gathering Gladioli
I can understand now why they had to fence off the tulips. I wonder if they will fence off the gladioli in years to come?
Pretty Polemi
Polemi did look lovely though. I guess if the village wants the extra visitors for it's festival it is going to have to tolerate this, or do something to educate the visitors. Look, Don't Touch! would be a good slogan.
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