Nature
Hakgala Botanical Gardens, Nuwara Eliya
A Garden with a View
Hakgala is an important Botanical Garden in Sri Lanka. It is very close to Sita Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya. It reminded me of Ooty Botanical Garden, which I've not visited in years. We had about 45 minutes to explore before they closed for the day. You need at least half a day to explore the garden. Closing time also meant less crowd and pleasant evening, so we had time to smell the flowers, pose with the gigantic trees and feel the ferns.
Flowers of all sizes and colours bloomed in the garden. Here are some of the shots of the flowers..
Apart from the beautiful flowers, the garden had the usual manicured bushes, aged trees, lawns, glasshouses etc.
What made the garden special was the stunning vistas of the green hills around: the misty grey-blue sky framed it perfectly.
The light was beginning to darken when we exited the garden, and a few school kids were giggling ahead of us.
Hakgala is an important Botanical Garden in Sri Lanka. It is very close to Sita Amman Temple in Nuwara Eliya. It reminded me of Ooty Botanical Garden, which I've not visited in years. We had about 45 minutes to explore before they closed for the day. You need at least half a day to explore the garden. Closing time also meant less crowd and pleasant evening, so we had time to smell the flowers, pose with the gigantic trees and feel the ferns.
Flowers of all sizes and colours bloomed in the garden. Here are some of the shots of the flowers..
Apart from the beautiful flowers, the garden had the usual manicured bushes, aged trees, lawns, glasshouses etc.
What made the garden special was the stunning vistas of the green hills around: the misty grey-blue sky framed it perfectly.
The light was beginning to darken when we exited the garden, and a few school kids were giggling ahead of us.
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