If you’re not interested in plants like I am, skip this post. We spent the morning at the Botanical Gardens. Not much in the way of blooms except the beautiful orchids and much was under construction. We enjoyed it thoroughly, however.
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| The gardens are protected by Ossanha, the God of medicinal plants. Note the hatchet with a bird. |
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| Jack fruit tree. A stinky fruit, but quite tasteless |
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| I wanted a pic of this monkey, but not thrilled about him rushing toward me. |
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| One of the many fountains in the garden |
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| Photo op under a Kapok tree. Life preservers were once made from this tree. The tree’s roots are said to reach the underworld! |
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| Stingless bees |
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| These giant Lily pads, native to SA, with upright edges can grow big enough to support a large man. |
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| Sunning Turtles |
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| Purple Orchid |
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| There we’re lots of lovely waterfalls throughout the gardens |
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| I love the reflection |
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| False Bird of Paradise, Heliconia |
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| The biggest bamboo I’ve ever seen |
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| Again, love the shadows. Randy’s lookin good too. |
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| Another amazing orchid. |
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| Perhaps I should paint this |
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| A Vanda, my fave! |
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| More spectacular orchids |
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| Turtle, but then you know that. |
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Prime Time Torch Ginger-wow!
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| A cool sundial at the garden |
Dinner was ate at an all you can eat Brazilian restaurant We had steak, pork, roast beef, lamb, prime rib, etc etc and salad. Right up my low carb alley. On the walk back to our hotel we breezed through one of original Copa Cabana Hotels that housed the movie stars in the twenties, then we went to the rooftop bar in our hotel to see the view
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| Copa Cabana Beach at night. |
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| Christ the Redeemer at night |
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| More night shots |
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| A few of our 40 traveling companions |
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| Poolside |
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| More night shots |
And you missed the cold, windy, rainy, dreary day here. Can we trade?
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