点评:This is an excursion I have wanted to take for years now so with a bit of time on our hands it seemed like a good opportunity. Blue Lotus Water Gardens is a seasonal gardens display which is open from 26 December to 21 April each year, there are two flower seasons each season. The first is the ‘Lotus Flower Season’ which runs from 26 December to 20 March and the second is the ‘Autumn Flower Season’ which runs from 21 March to 21 April. The gardens are located on Warburton Highway in Yarra Junction, Victoria and our visit was through the ‘Lotus Flower Season’. On entering the gardens you are handed a very easy to follow map and there is lots of signage to help you find your way around. There are 14 acres of water gardens with thousands of blooms of different colours and shapes, with five highlighted specific areas for the Lotus season it was easy to get around all of them in two hours. The entry prices were good at $26 adults, $23 seniors and children to 15 years free, the pathways are very easy to walk around being flat with just a few gentle rises but if you need it you can book a wheelchair. There are buckets of courtesy umbrellas at the entry and plenty of seating around the walking tracks which are usually under shelter, it was 32 degrees yesterday but it was easy to keep out of the worst of the heat. The gardens cater for everyone with children’s playgrounds, picnic areas, a kiosk, a garden cafe, a gift shop and a nursery. After driving two hours to get here it was felt it was well worth the time, some of our family caught up with us with only added to the enjoyment of the day.
翻译:这是我多年来一直想进行的一次短途旅行,所以趁着有点时间,这似乎是个好机会。蓝莲花水上花园是一个季节性花园展示,每年 12 月 26 日至 4 月 21 日开放,每个季节有两个花季。第一个是“莲花季”,从 12 月 26 日至 3 月 20 日,第二个是“秋花季”,从 3 月 21 日至 4 月 21 日。花园位于维多利亚州亚拉交界处的沃伯顿高速公路上,我们正值“莲花季”参观。进入花园后,您会拿到一张非常容易理解的地图,并且有很多指示牌可以帮助您找到路。水上花园占地 14 英亩,盛开着数千种不同颜色和形状的花朵,其中有五个专门为莲花季节而突出的区域,您可以在两个小时内轻松游览所有区域。门票价格很合理,成人 26 美元,老年人 23 美元,15 岁以下儿童免费,道路平坦,只有几处缓坡,非常适合步行,但如果您需要,可以预订轮椅。入口处有成桶的免费遮阳伞,步行道周围有很多座位,这些座位通常都有遮蔽,昨天气温为 32 度,但很容易避开最热的天气。花园为每个人提供儿童游乐场、野餐区、售货亭、花园咖啡馆、礼品店和托儿所。开车两个小时来到这里,感觉非常值得,我们的一些家人赶上来,为这一天增添了乐趣。