We are getting more daring in our adventurous outings. This time we took the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit, which is bus that goes to less stops than the city bus), then we took the city bus to the Yuan Bo Yuen, which literally translates “the garden that has many gardens in the big garden.” So, you get the idea that is huge. The gardens were divided up into sections representing different landscapers or designers from many parts of China.
The landscaping, the material, and its designs all have symbolic overtones. The signs, which were in English, had phrases like “the wood represents...” or “the stones placed in this design represents...” At times, their descriptions were almost romantic or poetic.
I took pictures of many flowers...don’t ask me what they were; they just were pretty. Hopefully, I gained some brownie points with my father whose gardens are parallel to the professionals who charge admission. (I’m sure he wonders if I’m from his DNA since I can’t even get silk plants to look alive in my house!)
On a different subject...
Note to self: If the broth is tasty, don’t stir. Every meal is served with a broth. The broth often has other food items in it to make the flavour more full-bodied. I’m never sure if you are supposed to eat it or not. The other day I stirred my broth; there was a chicken foot and what looked like an eyeball in there! The moral of the story is—taste, don’t stir!
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