Started late this morning, nothing much on the agenda. Went
for breakfast at the Incrediburger place next door. Had a bowl of potatoes, eggs with
toast. Really tasty bread. Came back and had tea at the hotel and then laid
down for a while.
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| Reflection Pool |
Left around 10 am for Manito garden. It was easy to find. It
was a pretty start to the garden by the pond. I walked around a bit and thought
– is this it? Then I walked towards the Lilac garden, which really wasn’t much,
probably because nothing was in bloom. I knew from the Google map that there is
a Japanese garden, so I kept walking. I did find it. It was a tiny garden made
because Spokane’s sister city is in Japan. There was an American family that
was so noisy in there. Japanese gardens are places of peace and quiet. In any
case, moved on….time to go to the conservatory.
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| Roses! |
Before I got to the conservatory, I saw the Rose garden. Oh
my God!! That was not even on the Google map. The Rose garden was smelling well,
like roses! The flowers were really blooming. All colors! It was not a huge
garden but still good size. It was arranged very well and really beautiful. I
spent a lot of time there. It was getting a little hot and of course it was
sunny, no clouds at all.
From the rose garden, I saw the next garden, the Perennial
garden. It looked even prettier. After I finished the rose garden, I crossed
the road for the Perennial garden. I was really missing my water bottle. I had
not realized there was so much more in this garden. Google did not do justice
or I did not read it carefully. The perennials were just beautiful. The
landscaping itself was just beautiful. The colors, the flowers and blooms, it
was all just too good. I made my way around the garden slowly. I wanted to soak
it all in. Then it was time to go to the Conservatory.
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| Perennial Garden |
But before I could go in there, I saw the Duncan garden and
it just blew me away. It looked like a European garden, arranged in geometric
fashion. Just gorgeous. The flowers were super colorful, all dahlias,
marigolds, and so many other bright colored flowers. It was just gorgeous. And
there was a fountain in the center. I walked all around, it was too hot
otherwise I would have stayed longer and absorbed it all.
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| Duncan Gardens |
Now finally the conservatory. There were two sections in it,
one part was dry desert part, cacti and succulents and the other was tropical,
all bromeliads, orchids etc. Very much like Florida! Both sections were small
but they were designed really beautifully.
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| Cacti in the Conservatory |
All in all the garden was just a pleasure for the eyes…too
good, I had not expected all this. I spend over 2 hrs here. I walked back to my
car and went to see St. John’s church. It was okay, nothing spectacular but still
nice. Now at 1:30 pm it was time for lunch. Thought about going to Subway, but
saw a local burrito place and decided to get a burrito. Came back to the hotel
and ate, it was a good burrito. She did not put enough hot sauce.
The heat had gotten to me, so I decided to stay in for the
afternoon. I don’t really have much to do today anyway. Around 6 pm, I want to
the Riverfront again to see the toy store and see the Spokane falls. the toy
store was closed. I walked all the stairs down to see the falls. it was worth
it. I just love waterfalls! And this one is really powerful, they use it to
generate electricity.
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| Spokane Falls |
And that was my day. I am done with Spokane and ready to hit
the road tomorrow for Butte. Will need to start early in order to see all that
I want to.
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