Conference kaosws::canada

820.0. "Tulip Festival '94" by OTOOA::ESKICIOGLU (where's hareket there's bereket) Mon Apr 25 1994 12:37

    
    Hi Everybody,
    
    My name is Lale which means Tulip in Turkish.
    
    History of the flower tulip goes back 2000 years. 400 years ago first
    tulip bulbs were sent to Holland from T�rkiye and Holland gave this
    beautiful flower the attention it deserved.
    
    Ottawa's Tulip Festival is world's oldest tulip festival. Istanbul
    Tulip Festival is world's biggest tulip festival. This year, in
    celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Turkish Tulips' arrival
    to Holland, Canadian Tulip Festival is a tribute to T�rkiye.
    
    Past October, Dutch, Canadian and Turkish children in Ottawa, planted
    gift bulbs of an ancient variety known as Turkestanica, sent by the
    city of Istanbul. Come May, these will bloom and let the festival
    start.
    
    Tulip Festival attracts 600,000 visitors every year and this year
    it will just boom. Concerts, shows, plays, exhibitions, food and the
    usual beauty.
    
    T�rkiye is represented in Major Hill Park with Turkish Village and
    there will be all the ambiance that could be brought from T�rkiye. Folk
    dancers, plays, art, handcraft, food, coffee, dessert, souvenirs,
    music, bridal tent, traditions, hospitality and much more.
    
    I have always been a part of the folk dance troup but this year I
    injured my back so I won't be dancing. I will be the coffee grind-
    fortune teller. When you come to the festival, make sure to come by
    and say hi. And if you want to know your future (or past, for that
    matter) all you need to do is to drink a cup of thick, heavy Turkish
    coffee. I'll take it on from there ;-)
    
    I know everything you want to know about the festival, so just ask. If
    I can't answer your question myself, I will get the answer for you
    within a day or two.
    
    This year there will be many bus tours for the festival from United
    States, so if you are reading this note from south of the border, then
    check out your local travel agency. Or just get into the car and drive.
    Bring the kids. Kids love Tulip Festival.
    
    Support the Canadian Tulip Festival, it can't happen without the
    visitor (you) and without the volunteer (me). Ottawa is a town of
    festivals. There is one going on almost every week. Let's keep them
    going.
    
    Hope to see you all there
    
    Lale
    

    
    Oh, by the way, if you are not a coffee drinker, I also read tea
    leaves.
    
    No, I don't do palms.
    
    ;-)
    
    Lale, the exquisite Tulip and Turkish Delight
    

�    and say hi. And if you want to know your future (or past, for that
�    matter) all you need to do is to drink a cup of thick, heavy Turkish
�    coffee. I'll take it on from there ;-)
    
    Lale,

	do you also read instant coffee ?
    
	PBL

    
    Dear Pbl, I can't read instant coffee, only the real thing.
    
    But for you, I will read it in Macro ;-)
    
    Lale