But the absolutely best part of Edinburgh is the Royal Botanic Garden. It is big, but you never get the feeling of it being this vast garden. Instead, it is planned around these themed areas, surrounded by patches of trees, which creates a moment of surprice. Every time you walk around a bend in the path, a new creation of flowers and greens meet you. It gives you a sense of wilderness, but also of something meticulously planned and intense. There was such detail as I have never seen in any other garden. I could have walked around there for days.
The rhododendron was huge, and in full bloom. The pink was such an amazing shade, so dad wanted to pose with it.
This hillside with blue poppy was such a fairytalelike sight, this time I had to get a picture.
They had fossilized tree trunks in the botanic garden too, but I must admit, the ones the had on display at the University of Arizona in Phoenix was much more impressive.
On a wall-length poster in the green house, the following quote was posted:
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal. (Edward Wilson)
There are some really smart people in the world. And the green house was so incredibly lush as well. Amazing.
You know, Edinburgh might be a pretty grey city, purely colorwise, but the people and the botanic garden makes up for it many times over. In it had now entrance fee! That is true public service.
Katja Malmborg 