We've all heard about it; the transformation
of a former China Clay Pit into a world class garden, for want of a better
word. 2 million visitors in 2003 alone.
We'd heard of the long queues so
were there early on a bright late summer/early autumn day.
Why everyone should reach for their mobile
phones at the entrance complex, I'm not sure. The horse here is made
entirely out of carefully chosen driftwood.
The first sight of the domes is quite
breathtaking. Later on we were to see the film showing how it was done in
spite of weeks and weeks of non stop rain. None of that today though.
The foreground picture shows an aerial
photograph taken during the early stage of construction.
The way in to the domes passes one of the
many water features.
Mum told me about the birds and the bees, but
not about the size of this one.
They look big on the outside, once inside
they look HUGE.
Complete dwellings of the kind found around
the world in rainforests came as surprise. The attention to detail was
extraordinary.
an African Rondavel.
a dramatic viewpoint from high up in the
rainforest dome.
Those lily pads look like slices of
cucumber from up here.
Now in the temperate dome. Check out the
stork!
No, sadly he's not real.
Tesco's look out, there's a new source of
nana's in Cornwall.
