Large gardens, near the Port, worth a walk around
Scarborough Botanical Garden的点评
点评:Friday 13th February we visited these Botanical Gardens in heart of Scarborough. They are located a short walk, roughly 550 metres, from the Cruise Port.
We entered the Gardens through a small rusty gateway off Gardenside Street.
The sprawling Gardens cover roughly 17 to 18 acres and they were once part of a former sugar estate.
We took a stroll around a section of Gardens and a series of pathways which crisis crossed the Gardens led us from one side to another.
The was a large section of the Gardens devoted to lawn which was populated with clumps various tropical trees, palms and colourful bushes. There were also a number of old tall trees with sprawling gnarly trunks.
One of the most colourful features in the Gardens is the plastic bottle, reviewed separately, towards the centre of the Gardens
As we walked around the Gardens we came across a lady sitting on a bench, as we walked by she called us over. She told us that she was a "Tourism Official", she was wearing a lanyard with some badge attched. She asked us some questions like where we were from from etc.
She asked us to sign a visitors book and to then leave a comment about the Gardens, which we did. We were the asked for a contribution towards the upkeep of the Gardens we said we had no money on us. She was not impressed with us and let know it.
As we continued walking about we visited the bandstand and stopped here for a brief rest and enjoy some shade. The bandstand did look as it was it need a coat of paint and some remedial work.
翻译:2月13日星期五,我们参观了位于斯卡伯勒市中心的这座植物园。它距离邮轮码头仅约550米,步行即可到达。
我们从花园街(Gardenside Street)旁一个锈迹斑斑的小门进入了植物园。
这座占地约17至18英亩的广阔植物园,曾经是一片糖料种植园的一部分。
我们在植物园中漫步,纵横交错的小径引领我们从一端走到另一端。
植物园中有一大片草坪,上面点缀着各种热带树木、棕榈树和色彩缤纷的灌木。此外,还有一些古老的参天大树,树干粗壮,枝繁叶茂。
植物园中最引人注目的景观之一是位于园中心附近的一个塑料瓶雕塑,我们将在另一篇文章中详细介绍。
漫步植物园时,我们遇到一位女士坐在长椅上,她向我们招手。她告诉我们她是“旅游官员”,脖子上挂着一条挂绳,上面别着一枚徽章。她问了我们一些问题,比如我们来自哪里等等。
她请我们在访客簿上签名,并留下对花园的评价,我们也照做了。之后她向我们索要维护花园的捐款,我们说身上没钱。她似乎对我们不太满意,并毫不掩饰地表达了出来。
我们继续漫步,来到了凉亭,在那里稍作休息,享受片刻阴凉。凉亭看起来确实需要重新粉刷,并进行一些修缮。