Monday, November 25, 2013

Turkey in the Botanical Garden

   It isn't easy to come by a turkey here in the Dominican Republic.  Chickens--in abundance!  You also don't find lemons or the sweet oranges that come from some of the states.  You can get green oranges that sometimes turn sort of orange, but they are used for juice with a little sugar and water.  A couple of weeks ago we visited the Botanical Garden here and we did find a turkey and a peacock!
   



Oh I guess I didn't mention that they were in iron!
The garden was very lush with plants from all over the world--Africa, Hawaii, Australia....  Who knew there were so many kinds of palm trees?  You can ride around it on a little train and see almost everything.  Then let you off for 10 minutes to tour the Japanese garden, which is quite impressive.


We saw some birds there, but catching them for the photo was difficult.  Be sure you click on this one to enlarge it so you can see the bird.



Then there was the HUGE clock.  It is the round circle in the back and says 12:15.  When we were closer, we couldn't get the clock all in the picture.

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  1. Julie HDecember 2, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    Hi Friends!
    It's fun to read about your adventures and see pictures of the beautiful people and country. It's hard to think about Christmas when it's so hot isn't it? We're loving Cusco and starting to get in the holiday spirit:) Have a wonderful Christmas! I forgot to add our names! I wasn't sure if you would know who Grandma H was! Thinking of you:) Rich & Julie Hasler

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  2. LauraDecember 8, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    Pretty gardens! They are much greener the the Wichita Botanica gardens right now. :) I love the palm trees, reminds me of when I was a kid. I miss California and palm trees, especially on cold 18 degree days.

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