After a brief visit to Edinburgh
earlier this year, I decided to head back and explore some more of the city. Arriving
at lunch time, we walked about 20 minutes from the train station to the Royal Botanic
Gardens where we had dinner in the café there. Entry into the gardens was slightly
cheaper than usual as some of the areas were closed. The Royal Botanic Gardens were
founded in 1670; the gardens cover 70 acres and are home to over 13,000 different
plant species.
There are so many different parts
of the garden to walk around – the Victorian Palm House, Glasshouses and Rock
Garden to name a few. The Glasshouses are home to 10 zones (3 of which were
closed) and are host to different collections including lots of cacti in the
Arid Lands. My camera steamed up in the rainforest zone!
Outside we walked around the grounds
that were in full bloom with pumpkins growing and splashes of autumn colours.
