Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site calmasd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!calmasd!dmm From: dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: Botanical Gardens Message-ID: <548@calmasd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 20:06:43 EDT Article-I.D.: calmasd.548 Posted: Wed Aug 21 20:06:43 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 01:33:41 EDT References: <857@mtuxo.UUCP> <545@calmasd.UUCP> Reply-To: dmm@calmasd.UUCP (David M. MacMillan) Organization: Calma Company, San Diego, CA Lines: 22 Keywords: San Francisco, Santa Cruz, National Trust In Monaco, there is an "Exotic Garden" (I shall not attempt the French spelling). The location is spectacular (the side of a cliff), but it consists almost entirely of cactus. Coming from the southwest, this is perhaps less impressive to me than it might be to a Monaco native. They label species. Remarkably (I'm serious about this), there is a large limestone-type cavern beneath the gardens. Worth a visit (no plants in it, though :-) ). Perhaps the last thing you'd expect in Monaco. You cannot get to the gardens by walking directly up the mountain from Monaco Ville - the only road starts somewhere around Monte-Carlo. The only other thing worth seeing in town is the Aquarium - Cousteau is based there. Marvelous. Not many plants, though. David M. MacMillan