For it was a quick yet memorable favorite time of day spent at a garden of gardens. – 10.24.14

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 Due to an hour delay at the bus stop from Petite France, had only roughly an hour at this last stop. Immediately awed by the colors around and how landscape was well thought of while maintaining its feel of natural. All this beauty surrounded by those mountains which I am no usually fan of except when it is that colorful.

From where I stand

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Also the same spot but different lens

(I was switching between my camera and my phone so forgive the changes in color)

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Also a touristy spot yet surprisingly still indeed of calm

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Place is actually a collection of gardens and at the entrance, one could score a map. I am no fan of maps, unless very necessary and due to limited time, I just did my late afternoon stroll and did not take time to understand each unique garden. If one has more time though and especially if a fascinated with flora, this place is sure to be really extra exciting. Nonetheless sharing photos of scenes which I found lovely.

I am not a sucker for mountains. But not like when it’s this colorful

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I would live in that house.

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… and every morning (and even afternoon) sit on that bench

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I love the intense in those red and yellow

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This garden with extra rock landscapes too

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Just one of many selfies when I realized I had to take a photo of I with what was behind me

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Couple vests.

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This intrigued me whether natural or man-made

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Hop hop.

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Neighbors.

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Green balls

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That not-so-long yet winding road

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View from a slightly elevated deck

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More green balls

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And some fat trees.

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And again some yellow. Reminded me of those in Nami Island

Was that some fire?

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And just like that it was about to get dark 😦

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And I was sad because I was then forced to go back to the bus stop. Grabbed myself some barbecue because I was half-starving and half-craving. It was a short line and a relatively short wait at the stop. Still, it was dark when I reached the terminal. (Side story too that a Filipino family was with me at the stop until the train station. I wasn’t a very friendly traveler though so I did not start a chat with them.)

Back to where I was earlier that day

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With that man’s get-up, I was reminded that it was a chilly night I even got coffee from a vendo machine.

(I remember the machine eating up my change. Oh the things we remember from the most random visual cues)

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Seemingly deserted

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I think these are fellow Filipinos

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Feet stamina test at the subway

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Was standing up with these strangers during the entire trip

How to get there: 

I went to this garden as part of this unique do-it-yourself Gapyeong City Tour, details of which I posted in the last section of my entry about my first stop which was Nami Island .

Also made a quick review of it in TripAdvisor : Feast your eyes ON nature’s colors. (Yes, I had to correct the title as I am OC like that :D)