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Saturday, December 20, 2025 . After waking up at 05:00, I showered and dressed. Our Southwest Airlines Flight #4736 (SJC to HNL) was originally scheduled to depart at 07:00 but was delayed by 1 hour (new departure time: 08:06). . I ordered UberX at around 06:00, and we arrived at the San Jose Airport around 06:30. As we were a bit sleepy and tired (from…
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Before seeing Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Rep, Inna and I decided to stop by the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden in Berkeley, CA. She has heard a lot of wonderful things about this garden, and we had never even been there! . The UC Botanical Garden is a living museum open to the public featuring one of the most diverse plant collections in the United States.…
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Excited to see Holiday Lights at Filoli Gardens, Inna and I decided to visit Filoli on Sunday, December 15. Luckily, unlike the previous day, it was not raining, and we enjoyed strolling through the winter gardens festively decorated with ornaments and lights.. . . . At first, we strolled through the beautifully decorated mansion, marveling at the Christmas decorations.. . . . There were 22+…
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After a long, rainy winter, we visited Filoli Gardens to observe and photograph the latest blooming flowers. According to Filoli, the following flowers bloomed: tulips, camellias, and daffodils.. . . . When we arrived at around 1:00 p.m., we had to circle around the parking lot a few times to find an open space. Having parked the minivan, we queued in a long line to…
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While Alex and I were busy snowboarding at Heavenly and Kirkwood, Inna found time to visit the beautiful Filoli Gardens in Woodside.. . . . Inna spent many hours walking around the beautiful gardens, photographing many tulips and other blooming flowers.. . . . She saw a few beautiful peacocks wandering on the property.. . . . With many tulips in full bloom, she took…
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Today, Inna and I decided to see the freshly blooming flowers at Filoli Gardens in Woodside. When we arrived in the afternoon, there was a line to buy tickets. Although we have often been to Filoli Gardens, we have never seen a line.. . . . Many roses, tulips, and many other varieties were on display. Inna and I enjoyed viewing and smelling the flowers..…
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Today, we returned to Filoli Gardens in Woodside to see many beautiful flowers in bloom. Despite it being late February, many flowers bloomed in Northern California.. . The last time I visited Filoli was in May 2011; it looked very different from how it looks today. In February, many flowers (such as roses) had not yet bloomed, but others, like dandelions and early tulips, were…
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We were not originally planning to visit the Botanical Gardens in Montreal on July 4, 2015. However, having finished exploring the nearby Biodome, we decided to take a closer look at the beautiful gardens.. . . . . It was around 5:00 p.m. when we arrived, and the indoor garden exhibit would close at 6:00 p.m. We decided to go in anyway. I am thankful…
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After the hike at Lynn Canyon Park (and a delicious lunch at Tour de Feast), we drove to VanDusen Botanical Gardens in Vancouver. The gardens closed at 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays, so we had just over an hour to explore them.. . . . . There were many plants and flowers in the garden, but the vast majority were not blooming. Here is a map…
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We drove to Tsawwassen ferry terminal and took the 9:00 a.m. BC Ferry to Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island.. . . . . . . . . . We spent the rest of the day in Butchart Gardens and Victoria. These are some of the most beautiful gardens I have ever seen.. . . . . . . . . . . . At noon,…
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010 . On the way from the Cotswolds to Bath, we decided to stop by for a few hours in the beautiful Stourhead Gardens in Stourton. . . . Inna and I were looking forward to visiting these authentic English gardens, known for their beauty. . . . . . . . . . . We enjoyed our time walking around, breathing…
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Today, we visited Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew).. . We took the London Underground's District-Richmond branch (Kew Gardens Station is 1200 feet from the Victoria Gate entrance to Kew Gardens).. . . . There was a lovely Children's Playground, where Alex played a bit.. . . . . . . . Afterward, we explored the actual gardens.. . . . . .…
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