DAILY PHOTO: Pseudo-Trees at Gardens by the Bay

Taken November 1, 2016 in Singapore

Taken November 1, 2016 in Singapore

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DAILY PHOTO: Children’s Day, Cubbon Park

Taken on November 13, 2016 in Cubbon Park, Bangalore

Taken on November 13, 2016 in Cubbon Park, Bangalore

 

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DAILY PHOTO: Japanese Bridge, Singapore

Taken in the Japanese Garden in Singapore on October 30, 2016

Taken in the Japanese Garden in Singapore on October 30, 2016

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DAILY PHOTO: Orchids of Many Colors

Taken on October 31, 2016 at Singapore's National Orchid Garden

Taken on October 31, 2016 at Singapore’s National Orchid Garden

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DAILY PHOTO: Kesar Kyari Garden from Multiple Vantage Points

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Taken in November of 2015 at Jaipur

Taken in November of 2015 at Jaipur

 

Said to date back to the 15th century, Kesar Kyari Bagh is a saffron garden surrounded by Maota Lake.

DAILY PHOTO: Topiary, Saigon

Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Taken in December of 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at the Independence Palace (a.k.a. Reunification Palace.)

DAILY PHOTO: Flowers Over Varkala Beach

Taken in March of 2016 at Varkala

Taken in March of 2016 at Varkala

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DAILY PHOTO: Sunflower in the Andes: Confused or Distracted?

Taken in Cuzco in July of 2011

Taken near Cuzco, Peru in July of 2011

 

Sunflowers are supposed to turn to look at the sun, but this one was looking over it’s shoulder. I wonder if it was confused or distracted?

DAILY PHOTO: Lillies in Srinagar

Taken at the Botanical Garden in Srinagar in August of 2016

Taken at the Botanical Garden in Srinagar in August of 2016

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DAILY PHOTO: Nishat Bagh, Srinagar

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Taken in July of 2016 in Srinagar

Taken in July of 2016 in Srinagar

 

Bangalore–during one of the city’s many iterations–was once called the “garden city.” While this title is as likely to be mocked as honestly cited these days, if I were issuing that title to an Indian city it would have to go to Srinagar. Many Indian cities have an impressive botanical garden, and some have some picturesque parks. But Srinagar takes the cake for a city its size. Besides the Botanical Garden there’s the Nishat Bagh (pictured), Shalimar Bagh, the Char Chinar, and Nehru Park. Furthermore, there are historical sites such as the Pari Mahal and Chashme Shahi Bagh that are also loaded with plants and flowers.