Grace and I went to the botanical gardens at Golden Gate Park recently. Golden Gate Park seems bit like Central Park (aka the Balboa Park of the east). Huge, lots of things to do, museums, etc. We've hardly seen any of it so far, but we're working on changing that. Given the flower/tree obsession, it seemed like something Grace would enjoy.
After much wandering (I blame the map, not my ability to follow it), we finally found the Children's Garden. There, Grace met Marcos. He showed her edible flowers. She wouldn't try them, but she picked approximately a gazillion for him to eat. He also let us try Inca berries - very good!
It was neat to get a private tour, but kind of sad. They just started charging admission for non-SF residents and Marcos told us it had been really quiet. But, they do have activities some afternoons so he invited us back to get dirty and help with the garden. We wandered through the other gardens, spotting birds and squirrels. We found a lovely spot to return to for a picnic.
The lack of crowds worked in our favor because we could meander without worrying too much about hitting anyone.
I <3 Golden Gate Park.
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