Chicago Botanical Gardens
I have lived in and around Chicago all my life. Yet I have never been to the Chicago Botanical Gardens. It is owned and maintained by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County so there is not charge for admittance, though I felt compelled to chip a few bucks in the pot for it as it was so beautiful.
On Sunday, Sept 18th, we played hookey from church to attend the Friends of the Parks bicycle ride called the Fall Frolic. It was a fantastic day, just about perfect. We rode 18 miles to the gardens and then 18 back, though I decided to take an extra 10 mile "long-cut" that Valerie and our friend, Lynette, did not. When we got to the park we had a special guided tour and got to see a lot of the grounds, though not enough. I would love to come again it was so lovely. I got so thrilled I only took a few pictures (well, that and the fact that I could not stay and slow people down)
When we got back near where our car was parked there was a Korean Folk Festival to celbrate the Ninth Full Moon of the year. It is a cellebration put on by the Buhdist Temple to honor their ancestors and to have a Thanksgiving celebration. We got to eat some great Korean food, play Korean games, and join in the making of traditional music. The people were very freindly and open. They were glad to have outsiders and to share all they had. "Look up at the sky and smile!" they would say. You could not help but do it. Maye I will post some pics of that too when I finish my work (yeah, like that will every happen).
On Sunday, Sept 18th, we played hookey from church to attend the Friends of the Parks bicycle ride called the Fall Frolic. It was a fantastic day, just about perfect. We rode 18 miles to the gardens and then 18 back, though I decided to take an extra 10 mile "long-cut" that Valerie and our friend, Lynette, did not. When we got to the park we had a special guided tour and got to see a lot of the grounds, though not enough. I would love to come again it was so lovely. I got so thrilled I only took a few pictures (well, that and the fact that I could not stay and slow people down)
When we got back near where our car was parked there was a Korean Folk Festival to celbrate the Ninth Full Moon of the year. It is a cellebration put on by the Buhdist Temple to honor their ancestors and to have a Thanksgiving celebration. We got to eat some great Korean food, play Korean games, and join in the making of traditional music. The people were very freindly and open. They were glad to have outsiders and to share all they had. "Look up at the sky and smile!" they would say. You could not help but do it. Maye I will post some pics of that too when I finish my work (yeah, like that will every happen).
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