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Weekend trip to Richmond: Fort Darling and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

by eric | Apr 25, 2023

During our trip to Richmond we visited two very different outdoor areas. Just off I-95 between Petersburg and Richmond we stopped at the Confederate Fort Darling, used during the Civil War to...

Spain 2022: a day in Madrid

by eric | Jun 20, 2022

Our flight back to the US left out of Madrid, so we spent our final night in Spain here again. This time we stayed next to the Puerta de Atocha train station, as we were arriving there, plus it...

NC mountains, April 2022: stops on the way there and back

by eric | Apr 28, 2022

On the way to Waynesville we stopped at the Ciener Botanical Garden in Kernersville. A fairly small garden, it is free to visit and has a nice selection of specimens, especially Japanese maples....

Longwood Gardens

by eric | Nov 2, 2021

I've long wanted to visit Longwood Gardens, one of the most well-known gardens on the US east coast famous for its water features and formal gardens. Since we would be driving (relatively)...

Wellington: botanical gardens & coastal views

by leandra | Dec 10, 2016

Since breakfast was good the day before, we returned to Sweet Mother's Kitchen. Eric got scrambled eggs on toast and I got a flat white with an order of beignets and the breakfast burrito. Service...

Eric’s 40th: Kew Gardens & Richmond

by eric | Jun 25, 2016

To help celebrate my birthday Leandra treated me to an afternoon at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (better known as Kew Gardens). The District line took us within a few blocks of the entrance, and...

After stopping for a few waterfalls, we continued on to the famous Hamilton Gardens. We were pleasantly surprised at the free parking and free entry to the gardens. Once inside we found a garden map...

Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee

by eandl | Apr 24, 2013

Last weekend we took advantage of our Southwest Airlines companion pass to visit our friend Leah in Nashville. Saturday We arrived Saturday morning and were impressed by Nashville's arrivals area--...

Asia/Australia 2013: Singapore sights II

by eandl | Mar 1, 2013

Wednesday Our morning goal was to see the Singapore Botanical Gardens, and knowing the warmth that midday would bring, we got an early morning start. The gardens were about a 30 minute MTR ride...

Asia/Australia 2013: Singapore sights I

by eandl | Feb 28, 2013

Monday Following our evening arrival we only had time for a short exploratory walk through Chinatown. With the Chinese New Year approaching the neighborhood was decorated with lots of red, gold and...

Helsinki 2012: sights of Helsinki, day 1

by eandl | Oct 4, 2012

In 2002 I traveled to Helsinki for a conference (my first passport stamp!) but Leandra had to stay in Georgia. Ten years later we were finally able to get Leandra to Finland when we found a good...

Missouri Botanical Gardens

by eandl | Jul 2, 2011

Upon booking our trip to St. Louis I immediately knew one place we couldn't miss- the Missouri Botanical Gardens, or Mobot. Famous for their plant taxonomy I've known and used datasets from them for...

Royal Greenhouses in Laeken

by eandl | May 20, 2011

As luck would have it, our visit to Brussels coincided with one of the three weeks that the Royal Greenhouses are open in 2011. As soon as I found out I made it my one must-see site for this trip....

Golden Gate Park gardens

by eandl | May 8, 2008

On Sunday afternoon, after braving the BART ride back to the airport to pick up our rental car, we stopped off at Golden Gate Park to visit the Japanese Tea Garden and the SF Botanical Gardens. Eric...

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