Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Botanical Gardens

Bangalore is known as the City of Gardens because of the large number of gardens here.  After classes last week I went with a few other friends to the Lalbagh Botanical Gardens that are fairly close to Christ U.


The inside of it is pretty massive, enough that for once we can get away from the sound of the car horns honking and the traffic noise.  There weren't any blooming flowers but there is a huge lake, a variety of exotic tree species, some plant nurseries, and lots of wide open paths and benches where couples would be hanging out (and lots of stray dogs sleeping).



The coolest part was climbing the roots of this ancient silk tree that I can't remember the name of, native to China and India.  It was massive, even the branches were thicker than most of the trees I usually see in the U.S.


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