点评:After a couple of times visiting Portland, I finally got to visit these gardens. Parking had always been the main problem, and of course, it was a hassle again this time. These gardens were first open to the public in 1967. Before that, this was the site of Portland's zoo.
I arrived on a Saturday in June for a 4:00 PM admission and paid the full Adult price of $21.95 to get in. There was no wait in line for me when I arrived. I've been to other Japanese gardens in the country where a veterans discount is offered, but sadly not here. They do, however, offer considerable discounts to low-income families and individuals who receive food stamps so if that's you, you're very much in luck. For all the veterans out there, I'd like to take this time to say, "High speed, low drag, Hooah! Oorah! Semper fi".
Stephen D. Bloom: Offer discounts to veterans!
The parts of the garden that were available on my visit I found to be a peaceful, tranquil, and spiritual getaway from life's busy and hectic day-to-day. When I arrived at the Cultural Village, sadly, there were no activities, performances, nor demonstrations offered that I noticed. I walked around the Japanese Arts Learning Center and looked at some art pieces offered. Some areas were closed and not opened to visitors while I was there. Also, when I visited, and let me just say what a lovely time it was that I picked to visit, there were no offered exhibitions in their Pavilion gallery, located in the Flat Garden. So, nothing to see here either on a Saturday in the middle of June! I'm beginning to wonder where my $21.95 full Adult admission price is going because it didn't seem to be going to me and my visit. Think of others they say! Where is your zen? Is it here? I'm not sure if I can find it.
Serious parking problems to contend with here. Buses don't help if you are a visitor from out of state with a rental vehicle. Again, if I am an out of state visitor and in Portland for one day, I'm not taking a train either. These are public transit options for locals. What about others? I don't have these same problems at The Morikami Museum in Florida, for instance. Plenty of parking right across the street from the gardens, and I don't live in Florida.
No tea ceremony, no exhibitions, no demonstrations, no performances, nothing. Oh, look at the schedule and plan accordingly, you might say. I say offer at least one special thing on a Saturday in June to visitors. So, some may say this is one of the 12 best Japanese gardens in the U.S. I say, it all depends on what day you go.
I hope you enjoy 33 pictures I've provided, and don't try to feed the koi in the koi pond.
翻译:去过波特兰几次之后,我终于有机会参观这些花园了。停车一直是主要问题,当然,这次又很麻烦。这些花园于 1967 年首次向公众开放。在此之前,这里是波特兰动物园的所在地。
我于 6 月的一个星期六到达,下午 4 点入场,支付了成人全价 21.95 美元入场。我到达时无需排队。我去过该国其他提供退伍军人折扣的日本花园,但遗憾的是这里没有。但是,他们确实为低收入家庭和领取食品券的个人提供相当大的折扣,所以如果你是这样的,你非常幸运。对于所有的退伍军人,我想借此机会说:“高速、低阻力,Hooah!Oorah!Semper fi”。
Stephen D. Bloom:为退伍军人提供折扣!
我发现,在我参观期间,花园的某些部分是远离日常生活繁忙和紧张的宁静和精神避难所。当我到达文化村时,遗憾的是,我注意到没有提供任何活动、表演或演示。我在日本艺术学习中心走了一圈,看了一些艺术品。我在那里的时候,有些区域是关闭的,不对游客开放。此外,当我参观时,让我说一下,我选择的参观时间非常愉快,位于平花园的展馆画廊没有提供任何展览。所以,六月中旬的星期六这里也没什么可看的!我开始怀疑我的 21.95 美元成人全价门票花在了哪里,因为这笔钱似乎对我和我的参观没有用。他们说,想想别人吧!你的禅在哪里?是在这里吗?我不确定我是否能找到它。
这里有严重的停车问题。如果您是外州游客,并且租了车,那么乘坐巴士对您来说就没什么用。同样,如果我是外州游客,在波特兰待一天,我也不会坐火车。这些都是当地人的公共交通选择。其他人呢?例如,我在佛罗里达州的森上博物馆没有遇到同样的问题。花园对面就有很多停车位,而且我也不住在佛罗里达州。
没有茶道、没有展览、没有演示、没有表演,什么都没有。您可能会说,哦,看看时间表并相应地制定计划。我说在六月的星期六至少为游客提供一件特别的东西。所以,有些人可能会说这是美国 12 个最好的日本花园之一。我说,这完全取决于您去哪一天。
希望您喜欢我提供的 33 张照片,不要试图在锦鲤池中喂锦鲤。