Today we wandered around a beautiful garden. It is in the city but very quite and extremely beautiful. Its 350 acres big. We were surprised how much we liked it. We almost skipped it but decided to go at the last minute - so happy we did. Below is Wikipedia description.....
The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora. There are around 6,500 species (some endangered) distributed throughout an area of 54 hectares, and there are numerous greenhouses. The garden also houses monuments of historical, artistic and archaeological significance. There is an important research center, which includes the most complete library in the country specializing in botany with over 32,000 volumes.
It was founded in 1808 by King John VI of Portugal. Originally intended for the acclimatisation of spices like nutmeg,pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies, the garden was opened to the public in 1822, and is now open during daylight hours every day except 25 December and 1 January.
HUMMM...... why can't we find any black pepper anywhere???? Only red pepper.
