25 November- Today we took an interesting and unique trip to the botanical gardens in the city. The place was very beautiful and probably the most green place I'd ever seen. The first thing I observed was a beautiful canal, with water flowing in through a small waterfall. The guide told that all the canals in the garden were flowing from one lake, which I saw later. Lily pads were flowing in the canal. We walked to the green-houses and on the way the guide showed us several interesting plants. Some were from Africa, others from Arabia. Some were very tall, others very old.
We walked inside the green-houses and the first thing I noticed was that it was hot and humid. The guide told us that such conditions were necessary and they tried to replicate them according to the natural conditions of the plant's environment. The greenhouse was beautiful. Water flowed through the middle of the area with coy fish in it. I also saw a small turtle. In the green-houses, we saw a pinapple-like plant and learned that it was from the same species as pinapples.
We left the greenhouse and walked towards another area, a part-forest. Only then did I notice the shrill noise in the air, which, as the guide told us, came from the monkeys. We saw some monkeys too, although they seemed very shy. On the way to the small forest, we saw several interesting plants including one which popped seeds out if the bud was touched. A bridge was buit through the forest. We walked through the forest seeing many peculiar caterpillars, worms and the skin of a beetle. After about two hours, we left. It was a very unique experience.
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