Friday, November 13, 2009

Hunter Valley Gardens

I feel slightly better already, and remembered that people typically lament when they forget how blessed they are in other respects.

On that note, I want to share something happier: pictures of the Hunter Valley Gardens that Peter and I visited two days ago before I took the train back from Fassifern to Sydney.

This is a private botanical garden situated in the Hunter Valley, which is one of Australia's most famous wine growing regions. I was not interested in tasting or buying wine, so we went to the gardens instead. They were only built recently and opened a few years ago. The landscapers and gardeners have done an impressive job as you can see.

Everything is in bloom now. This picture is the Rose Garden. We were there in the morning, but the gardens must also look fantastic at night. We saw how much effort they spend on illuminations. They probably employ as many electricians as gardeners. And they are heavily busy putting up Christmas themed decorations in the gardens right now.

This is a Chinese Moon Gate. Maybe it symbolizes my passage back to the Old World?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

symbolisiert ja nicht nur den weg zurück, sondern ggf auch wieder hin, denn schließlich ist es nicht nur von einer seite aus zugänglich oder? gruß ziggy

Martin Maurer said...

Oh Ziggy! Das ist ein super Bildnis. Danke!!! *hug*

Anonymous said...

Hallo Martin,
Man weiß nie, was das Leben so für einen bereithält, aber eines glaube ich sicher: Du bist dafür zu 100% selbst verantwortlich und hast es selber in der Hand, was du daraus machst! Du hast im vergangenen Jahr in Australien gezeigt, wie spannend und abwechslungsreich man sein Leben gestalten kann. Jetzt ist wieder Zeit für etwas Neues, carpe diem!!!
Wir freuen uns auf dich!
LG Anja und family