点评:From here our journey took us to the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, I thought this was a really cute name for botanic gardens and thought it might have a botanical reference but not so. Olive Pink was a prominent figure in Alice Springs from, roughly, 1946 until her death in 1975. She was an Australian Botanical Illustrator, Anthropologist, Gardener and activist for Aboriginal Rights. She seemed to be equally loved by people and not very well liked. The governments at the time found her to be a real nuisance while pushing her various causes. In 1955 she applied for a reservation of about 20 hectares of land to be used as a flora reserve now named after her. The gardens now have a cafe which is recognised as the best in Alice Springs and there are a number of tracks you can take for a walk around, there is heaps of information on the paths along the way about the various plants in each particular area.Taking the Wattle Walk the Eucalyptus perfume was really strong and there were so many birds, I am sure bird watchers would like it here. It wasn’t a strenuous walk and I found it most enjoyable.
翻译:从这里出发,我们来到了奥利夫·平克植物园。我觉得这个植物园的名字很可爱,或许与植物学有关,但事实并非如此。奥利夫·平克大约从1946年到1975年去世,一直是爱丽丝泉的一位杰出人物。她是一位澳大利亚植物插画家、人类学家、园艺家和原住民权利活动家。她似乎既受人喜爱,又不太受欢迎。当时的政府在推行各种事业时,觉得她是个麻烦人物。1955年,她申请保留一块约20公顷的土地,用作如今以她名字命名的植物保护区。花园里现在有一家咖啡馆,被公认为爱丽丝泉最好的咖啡馆。园内还有多条步道可供漫步,沿途小路上有很多关于每个区域各种植物的信息。走在金合欢步道上,桉树的香味非常浓郁,鸟儿也很多,我相信观鸟爱好者一定会喜欢这里。这段步行并不费力,但我觉得非常愉快。