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Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« on: May 13, 2014, 01:16:10 PM »
At the end of March my wife and I spent a few days in Cornwall to celebrate my 70th birthday (if celebrate is the right word for entering my eighth decade!). There are many good reasons for visiting Cornwall - proper pasties, saffron cake, good beer etc etc - but the Eden Project (http://www.edenproject.com/) has to be one of the top ones. Here are some photographs, starting with the view from the entrance and the walk down to the biomes.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2014, 01:18:14 PM »
Now the "largest rainforest in captivity", the Rainforest Biome.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2014, 01:19:52 PM »
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2014, 01:24:29 PM »
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2014, 01:26:24 PM »
And now the smaller Mediterranean Biome.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2014, 01:34:48 PM »
And some tulips.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2014, 01:38:19 PM »
No alpine biome unfortunately, but the next day we went out on Bodmin Moor in freezing weather with snow and hail showers, and traversed the two highest points in Cornwall.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2014, 01:40:44 PM »
Some views from Brown Willy, and a memorial at Rough Tor.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2014, 01:42:46 PM »
One final view, and a picture especially for Anne Wright.
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Re: Cornwall and the Eden Project, March 2014
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2014, 03:35:32 PM »
Nice way to celebrate, Ralph -  and even though the views and scenery are wonderful - the glimpsed beach is glorious -  I think it must have been much more comfortable to enjoy the plants in  the Eden Project domes!
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