We woke in port this morning hoping to see the sun but it is overcast again today. But it is still nice to put feet on unmoving ground. There is a really nice public transit system here so we took a ride into the CBD central business district and then took off on foot. There are lots of parks here and we headed out to towards the main botanical gardens. We came to a memorial to their soldiers first, very formal tree lined processional to a large forecourt and up a staired platform to the memorial building. Lots of young school kids in their uniforms were
getting tours and it was nice to see them taking it seriously and attentively."Lest we not remember" as written in the stones. Quite nearby was the start of the gardens, a bit of the feel of the Huntington Gardens and open to the public, just walk on thru. Very nice to just stroll around and enjoy. I know that it fed Sandra's spirit. Nice tea house in the middle, but the coffee was good too :) As we roamed around it was easy to see that they are really having a drought here (the lake is very low) but the have worked hard on keeping the plants healthy. At the border of the park the parks keep going and follow the river in to town. Lots of people walking and running on the paths here, some most likely on the
lunch break. As the river heads into town the path blends into a nice riverfront area of cafes and such. Very nice. We walked thru quite a bit of the CBD and then the sun started breaking out so we headed on back to the ship for some sunning. Feels good. We are feeling very relaxed now. So after a walk back down the pier to use the local wireless internet (quicker and cheaper than the ship) and a short nightime stroll along the beachfront we headed back to our cabin for a little (yeah right) room service dinner and an early lights out.
getting tours and it was nice to see them taking it seriously and attentively."Lest we not remember" as written in the stones. Quite nearby was the start of the gardens, a bit of the feel of the Huntington Gardens and open to the public, just walk on thru. Very nice to just stroll around and enjoy. I know that it fed Sandra's spirit. Nice tea house in the middle, but the coffee was good too :) As we roamed around it was easy to see that they are really having a drought here (the lake is very low) but the have worked hard on keeping the plants healthy. At the border of the park the parks keep going and follow the river in to town. Lots of people walking and running on the paths here, some most likely on the
lunch break. As the river heads into town the path blends into a nice riverfront area of cafes and such. Very nice. We walked thru quite a bit of the CBD and then the sun started breaking out so we headed on back to the ship for some sunning. Feels good. We are feeling very relaxed now. So after a walk back down the pier to use the local wireless internet (quicker and cheaper than the ship) and a short nightime stroll along the beachfront we headed back to our cabin for a little (yeah right) room service dinner and an early lights out.
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