FollowLovely sunny day, so we head for the Botanical Gardens. I’ve seen a few of these around Europe, but this is certainly the best so far. The main building was modelled on the Crystal Palace in London, and was completed just 12 years after the London landmark.
Later we cross the river in the hope of getting some better views of the city from the observation deck of a skyscraper. The lift takes us up 28 floors.
A good view of the Dom at last.
We cross the bridge back towards our side of the river. Young couples have attached padlocks bearing their names along the entire length of this huge structure.
More enormous river barges pass beneath us.
As you can see, this skipper likes to his car with him!
