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San Francisco 2017, Day 1, Part 3

Golden Gate Park, Part 3:  Beauty

In which I finish up my remarkable day in Golden Gate Park…

San Francisco Botanical Garden

In the Rhododendron Garden in the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, United States, North America.
In the Rhododendron Garden in the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park.

I had already seen so many fantastic sights in my day in Golden Gate Park.  But there were more wondrous sights yet to be seen.  The San Francisco Botanical Garden contains many such wonders.

More beauties in the Rhododendron Garden in the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
More beauties in the Rhododendron Garden in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.
In the Garden of Fragrance. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
In the Garden of Fragrance.
The Garden of Fragrance was originally designed for visually impaired visitors to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
The Garden of Fragrance was originally designed for visually impaired visitors to the San Francisco Botanical Garden.
Spring beauties in the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Spring beauties in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.
Lovely foxglove. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Lovely foxglove.
The Great Meadow. Sutro Tower can be seen off to the right. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
The Great Meadow. Sutro Tower can be seen off to the right.
Dwarf Conifer Pond in the Temperate Asia zone. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Dwarf Conifer Pond in the Temperate Asia zone.
In the California Native Garden. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
In the California Native Garden.
In the Redwood Grove at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
In the Redwood Grove at the San Francisco Botanical Garden.

The Cape Region of South Africa has a Mediterranean climate similar to California.  This allows flora native to South Africa to thrive in the San Francisco Botanical Garden.

A flower head of the South Africa native queen protea. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
A flower head of the South Africa native queen protea.
Bright flowers of the South African zebra aloe. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Bright flowers of the South African zebra aloe.
South Africa native Oudtshoorn pincushion. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
South Africa native Oudtshoorn pincushion.
A floral farewell to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
A floral farewell to the San Francisco Botanical Garden.

Beach Chalet

Back where I'd started out 1st thing in the morning--12 hours earlier and 2 blog posts ago. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Back where I’d started out 1st thing in the morning–12 hours earlier and 2 blog posts ago.

After the San Francisco Botanical Garden, I took 2 buses to get back where I’d started the day–the northwest corner of Golden Gate Park, opposite the Pacific Ocean.  It was time for dinner at the Beach Chalet.

WPA-era mosaic in the Beach Chalet by French-born San Francisco artist Lucien Labaudt. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
WPA-era mosaic in the Beach Chalet by French-born San Francisco artist Lucien Labaudt.

The Beach Chalet was built in 1925 with a restaurant and changing rooms for beach-goers.  I had a delicious dinner there.  But there is also beautiful art to be found in the Beach Chalet.

Labauldt also created striking murals in the Beach Chalet. This is a Fisherman's Wharf scene. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Labauldt also created striking murals in the Beach Chalet. This is a Fisherman’s Wharf scene.
Detail of a scene in Golden Gate Park. San Francisco, United States, North America.
Detail of a scene in Golden Gate Park.
All sorts of bathing beauties at Baker Beach. Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States, North America.
All sorts of bathing beauties at Baker Beach.

Windmills, bison, butterflies, the AIDS memorial.  Great art, Japanese culture.  And now all of this.  After the spectacular day I had, and after these 3 blog posts, I think we can all agree that Golden Gate Park alone is worth a trip to San Francisco!  (Oh, here’s a little secret.  I went back for more on Day 2.)

[Factual information is primarily gathered from Wikipedia, so you know it must be true.]

Related posts:

Introduction to San Francisco 2017 San Francisco 2017, Day 1, Part 1 San Francisco 2017, Day 1, Part 2 San Francisco 2017, Day 2, Part 1

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