Canadian Winter Escape
Thank you for the Birthday Wishes for Gerry! We go to Florida on the weekend and will escape the Canadian winter cold for two weeks.
How many Canadians take a winter trip to the sun? I saw an article that said 45% expected to take a winter vacation in the sun (the article was in 2000). That seemed high, so 'expecting' might be based on the desire, rather than what people do.
I take mini-breaks in the winter by going into the conservatories in the GTA and surrounding area. I can go to the Niagara Falls Floral Showcase, the Royal Botanical Gardens Mediterranean Greenhouse, Toronto's west-end Centennial Greenhouse, and Allan Gardens in downtown Toronto. And for pure delight, consider the Niagara Falls Butterfly Conservatory. You'll see scenes like these - little versions of Florida botanical gardens. You'll get the benefit of the smells of the tropics too. It is such a contrast with our austere winter landscape and lack of scents in the cold air.
So consider a trip to a conservatory - there are two tropical beauties in these pictures - the first is Dutch Man's Pipe - a climbing vine that has these big brim flower at the front and a 'pipe' shape at the back. And the next flower is an orchid cactus like the Night-blooming Cereus - high white flowers with a lush tropical scent.
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