点评:A Soleful Botanical Garden and Playground! On our Boxing Day 2025 bus tour of Bath, the Cotswolds, and Stonehenge, we had the opportunity to walk around Bath for a couple of hours. Being that it was a holiday, on the plus side, the crowds were basically non-existent. On the minus side, the Roman baths were closed in Bath, which is the raison de etre for traveling here, but what can you do. As this intrepid writer always does, I took this as an opportunity to see what we could in the time afforded us. This found time led us up some hilly streets to the Royal Crescent, and up another couple of blocks behind that, we found our way to Victoria Park's botanical gardens and children's playground. In the middle of winter, we didn't expect much to be in bloom, but the park had a lot of birds singing and flying around, looking quite happy in their verdant home. Some adorable ducks swam in the little ponds. What delighted us was the giant tree in the adjacent children's playground. As we approached, it appeared to have no leaves, but giant fruit, like papayas or something quite anachronistic growing on its many branches. Upon further inspection, we discovered what was growing on the tree, as the photos below will reveal. This writer would admonish you to keep your eye on the time so that you make it back for your bus, should you be traveling on a tour. We had to really hustle, because we wanted to maximize our sight-seeing time. Anyhow, I am glad I was afforded the time to relax in the tranquility of the nicely maintained botanical gardens.
翻译:令人心旷神怡的植物园和儿童游乐场!在2025年节礼日,我们参加了巴斯、科茨沃尔德和巨石阵的巴士之旅,期间有机会在巴斯漫步几个小时。由于是假日,好处是几乎没有游客。坏处是,巴斯的罗马浴场关闭了,而参观罗马浴场正是我们来此旅行的动力所在,但又能怎样呢?我这个勇敢的作家总是会抓住这个机会,看看我们还能利用多少时间做些什么。我们沿着蜿蜒的小路来到了皇家新月楼,然后又走了几个街区,找到了维多利亚公园的植物园和儿童游乐场。正值隆冬,我们原本没指望会有什么花盛开,但公园里却有很多鸟儿在歌唱飞翔,在它们绿意盎然的家园里显得格外快乐。一些可爱的小鸭子在小池塘里游来游去。最让我们惊喜的是旁边儿童游乐场里的那棵参天大树。走近一看,它似乎没有叶子,但枝繁叶茂,结满了硕大的果实,像是木瓜之类的,看起来有点不合时宜。仔细观察后,我们才发现树上究竟长着什么,下面的照片会告诉你答案。如果你是跟团游,我建议你一定要注意时间,以免错过巴士。我们当时就得抓紧时间,因为想尽可能多地游览。总之,我很庆幸能在维护良好的植物园里享受片刻宁静。