As Opa & Oma live in Aalsmeer a visit to the flower auction was well over due. And not just any auction! This is the largest flower auction in the world. The auction building is the 5th largest building in the world, in terms of floor space. The turnover in 2011 was almost 1.1 billion euros.
The auction is set up as a Dutch auction in which the price starts high and works its way down. Bidders get only a few seconds to bid on the flowers before they are shipped off to the new owner's business.
Some facts:
And just for your information, the most popular flowers in 2011 :)
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