I used to take photos of plants, but not much now. When I saw the roses in Balboa Park, it kinda reminded me of my high school and college time as well as my friends in Taiwan because yellow rose used to be my favorite . . .
玫瑰花是我在聖地牙哥巴波亞公園的玫瑰園拍的; 其實我以前常拍花, 所以現在對拍植物並不是特別感興趣; 就在回 LA 的傍晚, 到巴波亞公園的仙人掌園與玫瑰園晃晃, 看到黃玫瑰 - 知道我的人大概也知道我喜歡黃色的玫瑰, 想到剛剛跟台灣的朋友們短暫相聚又告別, 大家都在工作, 我還在渡假 (別打我, 我現在也在上班了), 想念大家, 心中不捨, 決定送你們幾朵聖地牙哥的玫瑰。
Balboa Park is located in San Diego, very close to downtown and is right next to the famous San Diego Zoo. After passing through the fountain at the entrance, I proceeded to the Visitor Center, which is located inside the House of Hospitality. Nearby the Visitor Center is an outdoor Speckels Organ Pavilion and there is a scheduled musical concert every Sunday afternoon at 2pm. I had to watch Chien-ming Wang pitch on that day and missed the concert by the time I got there. Oh, well . . .
巴波亞公園在聖地牙哥的市區, 大大的一片, 緊鄰動物園; 公園很大, 聽說有1200畝, 15000棵樹; 我從入口處噴泉開始走先到遊客中心拿地圖之後去戶外管風琴半圓形劇場, 每週日下午有音樂表演, 可是貪看阿民投球, 錯過了表演。
* 遊客中心, 內庭, 有餐廳 / House of Hospitality and its yard
Also by the Visitor Center is the Alcázar Garden , which is modeled after the Reales Alcázares in Sevilla, Spain . I happened to visit Sevilla this May. While I visited Alcázares, I was actually stuck there for a while because of a storm. I stayed inside the palace and did not go out to the garden. However, the garden is HUGE. The whole Reales Alcázares is BIG and ornate; well, it was for the royal family. So I am a little bit disappointed in Balboa. Regardless, it still provides a nice place for urban population to stroll and relax.
也在遊客中心旁的是 Alcazar 花園, 模仿西班牙塞維亞 Reales Alcázares 而造的, 我正好五月去了一趟西班牙, 參觀 Reales Alcázares 宮廷花園時, 還被雨困住了好一會兒。 巴波亞公園的 Alcazar 雖然不錯, 卻小太多了, 不能跟原有的比, 但至少提供了都市人一個色彩繽紛, 可以閒散的花園。
* Garden view from the other side
Moorish style tiles - blue, yellow, bright colors . . .
* Reales Alcázares, Sevilla - bird view; this is the palace part, the garden behind it is much larger
西班牙原版宮廷, 後面的花園更大, 大許多
* A corner of Reales Alcázares, Sevilla, Spain
Other than flowers, there is also a garden for butterflies - Zoro Garden. They even painted the flowers and butterflies on a wall - I guess it’s for education purpose.
除了花園也有蝴蝶園, 牆壁上還畫有三幅在此園常見的花與蝶, 寓教於樂!
* On the left are 2 photos I took - on the right the painting on the wall / 左邊兩張是我拍得, 右邊是他們畫得
*Right: Arch by the Cabrillo Bridge
Left: By the Veteran’s Memorial Garden
After I passed the Cabrillo Bridge , I was amazed to see this:
Americans really love their pets. Inside this area, dogs do not need to be on leash. If you are inside and bit by any dog, you cannot sue the dog owner. Dogs are free to run around here and fight each . . .
走過了Cabrillo Bridge, 到了愛狗人士的天堂, 在這一區裡狗狗不用帶鍊子, 如果在裡面被狗咬, 只能怪自己, 不能告狗主人。美國人真是愛狗呀!
* 這位狗主人好悠閒得閱讀呀!
How relaxing he was!
* 這是 The Old Globe Theatre 的中庭, 後面是其中一個劇場, 可以看到燈架
This is Old Globe Theatre; I did not plan to see a show that night, so I took a picture. Behind me is one of their theatre spaces – you can see the lights on the booms.
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I returned to Balboa Park on Tuesday, why? Because some museums will be free on different Tuesday.
星期二時我又回到公園, why? 因為有些博物館每星期二會免費開放
Now that I think of it, the museums here are fairly small in scale. After you visited some large museums in Madrid and National Museum of Palace in Taiwan as well as working at the Getty now, the collections here are not very appealing. However, the Spanish style architecture is neat - good for photos.
不過說實話, 大部分的博物館都很小, 尤其去過了馬德里的 Prado 跟 Sofia博物館, 我們的故宮, 現在又在 Getty 上班, 就覺得小博物館沒啥看頭。 西班牙殖民風的建築倒是值得拍照。
Two of my favorites were Spanish Village Arts Center and the Tram.
今天的兩大重點是西班牙藝術村與懷舊有軌電車(現今已無車軌) 。
Spanish Village Arts Center was built for California-Pacific International Exposition in 1935-6. There are 35 studios and more than 50 artists working and displaying several types of arts. Sometimes they offer classes, too.
西班牙藝術村原本是為了博覽會 (California-Pacific International Exposition) 造的, 共有35個工作室, 50位以上的藝術家從事繪畫雕塑珠寶設計木雕攝影玻璃等創作, 藝術家們會輪流顧攤位, 有時也會開課。
* Top: Each studio is numbered
Bottom: A corner of Spanish Village Arts Center
上: 每間工作室都有編號
下: 西班牙藝術村一角
I met a photographer, who is just perfect for PR. He talked to every single visitor and asked them to leave email addresses before they walked out of the studio. The next day, I received his email, thanking me for visiting and wishing me the best at the Getty. He was a chemical professor at an University in Oregon. After he retired, he becomes a full-time photographer. He did a lot of under-water photography – so awesome.
有一位攝影師很會作公關, 他跟每個進來的人打招呼; 在遊客離去之前, 請他們留下 email address, 我回家隔天就收到他的感謝信。
* Police car inside Village has to be different from others - very cute
藝術村內的警車跟一般的不同
What attracted me most was these wood puzzles in the shape of animals with spelling integrated. So lovely! (Each costs $15 and above)
我最喜歡的是一家木工店, 這些動物造型的立體拼圖好可愛, 小朋友也可以學拼字, 每一個要價15元以上不等。
* No same animal has the same design. Check out these two TREX
這兩個TREX造型不同
Tram is another attraction in Balboa Park . Red Tram is particular for transportation within the park. However, the one I rode on that day was not red . . .
因為園區超大, 有免費的紅色遊園車 (懷舊有軌電車), 約半個小時一班, 可是我坐的那一班剛好不是紅的
* I took the orange one.
Tram driver was Jim, very funny person; he gave each of us a paper fan when everyone got onto the tram. It was quite a warm day, so a fan was helpful. By his name tag was a bell that he could pull to signal the tram crossing an intersection. There are so many pedestrians in the park – it is definitely a good idea to keep them alert. By the way, if you think the driver provides good service, tips are appreciated!
司機很風趣, 他名字 (Jim) 的旁邊有一個手搖鈴, 過 十字路口時, 他會拉一拉鈴, 因為公園走路的人很多, 鈴聲變的很重要的; 如果覺得他服務好的話, 可以給小費喔!
The Tram route is fixed. If you want to visit the park in more depth but feel too tired to walk, you can always rent a bike.
遊園車路線固定, 如果想有彈性又怕走的累壞了, 也可以租租腳踏車:
Kids can sit in the front; one bike can accommodate several adults
前面可坐小朋友, 後面可坐好幾個大人。
*Sun light was too strong / 媽咪, 陽光好強呀!
* By the entrance of San Diego Art Institute
If you want to visit Balboa Park , parking is free - although parking lots are spread out, you might have to walk quite a bit. The Visitor Center , Museums, and certain Gardens are open between 9am and 5pm but they are all different. Some charge; some don’t. I recommend that you check the time in advance, especially if there is something in particular you want to see. As for outdoor space, there are always visitors until sunset. If you miss any of the indoor exhibitions, it is always fun wandering outside.
要去公園的話不用擔心停車位, 不過停車場分的散, 有時得多走幾步路。
遊客中心, 博物館與其中幾個花園每天的開放時間是在早上9點到下午5點之間不等, 要先查好每個時間, 有些要收門票有些不用; 其他公園戶外區一直到天黑之前都有很多遊客。
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