Butterfly Gardens
Austrian Gardens: Sachertortes, Butterflies and a Garden of Earthly Delights.
Vienna, Austria. Land of Mozart, of chocolate cake layered with apricot jam and decadent frosting and of leaping Lipizzaner stallions that almost seem to give the tale of Pegasus credence. But would one expect a greenhouse complemented by free flying butterflies and tropical vegetation in [...]
A Stroll through French Gardens
Paris has often been referred to as the “city of lights” but it could very well deserve the title “city of gardens.” From the much visited Jardin du Luxembourg to the understated elegance of UNESCO’s Japanese Gardens, the city of Paris displays a very versatile green thumb.
The Jardin de Luxembourg is one [...]
San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is home to world class museums, a pair of Dutch style windmills, its own herd of bison and the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States.
Originally built as part of the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition, the exhibit was transformed into an intricately designed garden by a Japanese immigrant, [...]
A gathering place in the land of Aloha!
The Big Island of Hawaii is probably best know for the sun washed mega resorts of the Kona Coast, its strong, rich, delectable coffee beans and of course nature’s light shows at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. But there is a hidden treasure on the island’s more laid back eastern coast.
The islands largest town, Hilo, is [...]
