It’s Belgium, so we have to say everything twice: once in French and once in Flemish, even when the French is just the old-fashioned Dutch spelling. Anyways, here are some shots of our visit to the royal greenhouses in Laken.
Laken/Laeken 2009
Okay, this is in our yard, not at Laken.
We’re at Laken now, in the orangerie, which explains the oranges.
Flowers
Oiseaux de paradis, just like in English...only different
Some of the people in the tropical plants section
More Belgian Congo jungle
Flowers
Hedges
The King’s seal of approval
The outside part
More outside
Japanese pagoda on a typical Belgian day
Right here I heard a British lady say, “It’s just like Kew Gardens!”
Azaleas on steroids
Really different azaleas
Ditto
There were many sections of azaleas, but I especially liked this one.
In the hanging plants section
Vista shot
Closeup shot
Weird hanging plant
I really liked this thing.
Wall o’ geraniums
Mother with geraniums
Mother with odd plant
Mother with me.