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Tag: Gardens

flowers just off the Aalsmeer Flower Auction
Netherlands

Visiting the Aalsmeer Flower Auction – a gigantic Dutch flower market

by Westwards / 14 June 202414 June 2024

Last winter Natascha found herself engrossed in Amy Stewart’s “Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful.” The non-fiction …

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Sagaribana flowers on Iriomote
Japan

Where to see Sagaribana flowers on Okinawa

by Westwards / 2 June 20242 June 2024

On our most recent visit to Okinawa (Southern Japan) in July 2023 we finally had a chance to see the …

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Prince Pückler's pyramid in the garden of Branitz Castle
Germany, UNESCO

Visiting the gardens of Prince Pückler-Muskau in Germany

by Westwards / 16 April 202127 March 2024

Muskau park is the largest and one of the most famous English landscape gardens in Central Europe, stretching along both …

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Mossgarden at the Tofukuji Tempel in Kyoto
Japan

Six Highlights from six days in Kyoto

by Westwards / 1 May 20187 January 2024

If you travel to Kyoto for the first time, visit the must-sees by all means! Places like Kinkakuji, Kiyomizu, Sanjusangendo …

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Persian garden of Chehel Sotun
Iran, UNESCO

Strolling through the gardens of Persia

by Westwards / 11 September 20151 May 2021

The old Persian word for garden is „Paradaidha.“ There must be a reason so many languages have adopted that word …

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Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa
Japan

Experience Kanazawa – traditional Japan at its best

by Westwards / 2 May 201526 February 2024

On a visit to Japan’s old Samurai town of Kanazawa, we experience traditional Japanese arts, modern art and architecture, and …

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Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto
Japan, UNESCO

Kyoto: a visit to the historical wonders of Old Japan

by Westwards / 28 April 201525 February 2024

By far the majority of tourists in Japan visit Kyoto as part of their travel or as their main destination. …

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