The Huntington
We had a really lovely day at the Huntington Library and Botanical Garden's today. It was a bit hot, but not too bad, and many of the paths through the various gardens were nice and shady. We worked up an appetite strolling around so that by the time of our reservation we were more than ready to eat. Tea was wonderful and we stuffed ourselves with all kinds of goodies.
Sam and the boys really weren't interested so it was ladies day out. Stephanie had invited seven her best friends so counting her that made eight young ladies. My friend Diane joined us to keep me company so we were ten in all. We went in two cars and once we got there we went our way and the girls went theirs and then we met up at the tea house at 2:30 pm.
There are twelve different gardens, a total of 150 acres so you can't really see all the various gardens in one day unless you want to race through them. Diane and I managed three: the Shakespeare Garden, the Japanese Garden and the Rose garden. My particular favorite is the Japanese Garden and we spent quite a bit of time there. They've expanded it since I was last there about four years ago, adding a Zen Garden and a Bonsai Garden.
After we ate we split up again and Diane and I headed for library to see the the beautiful books and manuscripts. Mr. Huntington had used a sizable portion of his fortune to collect rare books and among those on display is an original edition of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Hand illuminated it's more than a book, it's a work of art. There's also a first edition Guttenberg Bible and many other treasures.
All in all a really wonderful day!
Sam and the boys really weren't interested so it was ladies day out. Stephanie had invited seven her best friends so counting her that made eight young ladies. My friend Diane joined us to keep me company so we were ten in all. We went in two cars and once we got there we went our way and the girls went theirs and then we met up at the tea house at 2:30 pm.
There are twelve different gardens, a total of 150 acres so you can't really see all the various gardens in one day unless you want to race through them. Diane and I managed three: the Shakespeare Garden, the Japanese Garden and the Rose garden. My particular favorite is the Japanese Garden and we spent quite a bit of time there. They've expanded it since I was last there about four years ago, adding a Zen Garden and a Bonsai Garden.
After we ate we split up again and Diane and I headed for library to see the the beautiful books and manuscripts. Mr. Huntington had used a sizable portion of his fortune to collect rare books and among those on display is an original edition of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Hand illuminated it's more than a book, it's a work of art. There's also a first edition Guttenberg Bible and many other treasures.
All in all a really wonderful day!
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