There’s a glut of tulips in Amsterdam, but Vincent van Gogh’s sunflowers are hidden from view. Early risers stoop to photograph bulbous blooms spilling from pots outside the Van Gogh Museum, and straighten to snap cherry blossoms frothing on trees around Museumsplein, the largest square in Amsterdam which is bordered by some of the city’s major museums. Meanwhile, my daughter and I hurry to the yet-to-open museum, where a queue is already forming. “Do you have tickets?” asks a security guard. We don’t. It’s fully booked today, he says. In fact, the museum’s timed visitor slots are sold out for the next 10 days, the entirety of our Netherlands stay. Sign up for the Traveller Deals newsletter Get exclusive travel deals delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up now. The flood of tulips attracts a deluge of tourists who are also keen to catch van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888-1889), which bloom perennially behind the museum’s doors. Note to self: next time, book ahead. Plan B kicks in.…