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For many years now, I’ve been riding trains across Europe, instead of flying. I like the slower pace of travel, and the opportunity it gives to explore places on the way to my destination. During the last couple of years, I’ve planned my train transits based on where there is an interesting-looking botanic garden. The very good cities are the ones that are both major train-hubs and that have beautiful botanic gardens. Lyon is one such city. The botanic garden lies in the Parc de la Tête d’Or, walking distance from the train station. The park covers 117 hectares, and the botanic garden only makes up a small portion of that – but the variety of trees, shrubs and water bodies in the rest of the park makes it feel like an extension of the garden. More a display of the richness of plant life on Earth than an ordinary city park.
Photo: Jardin botanique du Parc de la Tête d’Or, Lyon, France, October 2018. Posted on Instagram April 22, 2020.
Katja Malmborg 