Spring in Amsterdam with Blu & Morrissey

Tulips are the most marvellous of flowers and we’d always wanted to see the fields of spring flowers in and around Amsterdam. We were therefore thrilled to be asked to pet and house sit once more for the marvellous pair Blu and Morrissey the French Bulldog and British Blue cat.

We planned well ahead and checked that Blu was allowed inside the Keukenhof gardens and onto the transport bus to get there as it’s about an hour’s drive outside of central Amsterdam. On the day in question, we lined up along with crowds of others from all over the world. Luckily we were at the front of the bus and Blu was able to see the entire journey much to his great delight, the other passengers were delighted in seeing him so enjoying the journey. And we were not disappointed the flowers were spectacular and Blu was welcomed with open arms, he seemed to enjoy seeing the flowers and smelling the river and grass just as much as we did. It was a super hot day so we took it easy stopping a great deal for water and rest as French Bulldogs don’t do well in the heat and can sometimes find it hard to breathe. Morrissey the cat, of course, had to stay home which he much prefers, sitting in the sun or shade and drinking from his special cat water fountain.

We love Amsterdam and always enjoy our trips there to take care of these two beautiful pets in the city centre. I even managed to find somewhere to swim in the canal and to take Blu on a canal boat trip too. Spring was definitely in the air for both animals and us on this superb trip to the wonderful city of Amsterdam.