Last Sunday, I visited Auckland Botanic Gardens. This attraction is located about 25km south of Auckland CBD/downtown. The garden is about 156 acres, and is very beautiful.
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| Entrance to Auckland Botanical Gardens |
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| Lake |
The weather was sunny, around 20C. It was a nice day to spend outside, and this was evident by the people enjoying their Sunday afternoon here. It was autumn, some leaves were falling, but there were still many green trees.
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| People having a picnic |
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| More people |
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| Autumn |
The types of plants here include native New Zealand plants, as well as plants from all over the world, even tropical plants. Perhaps it is because of the mild winter in Auckland that so many species of plants can survive here.
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| Rose |
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| Bee collecting pollen |
Unfortunately, the train ran only every hour on Sunday (while on weekdays, it's every 30 minutes). From the train station, I had to walk 30 minutes to the garden. There's a bus from the train station but, like the train, it also ran only every hour on Sunday. It's a shame that Auckland public transport is not very good (but that's a topic for another day).
In addition to being hard to reach by public transport, the Botanic Gardens is also not easy to find. The sign is difficult to spot from the main road. If you're in Auckland and want to visit, a car and GPS is recommended.
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| Can you see the Botanical Gardens sign? |
Good to know that you settle down there, your mom told me you going to buy car right? and you going for olive picking job? Are you the one snapped these pic? if yes are you using N4 or camera?
ReplyDeleteThe Maggi mee picture is by LG Nexus. All other picture by Panasonic TZ-5.
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