After a long, rainy winter, we visited Filoli Gardens to observe and photograph the latest blooming flowers. According to Filoli, the following flowers bloomed: tulips, camellias, and daffodils.
When we arrived at around 1:00 p.m., we had to circle around the parking lot a few times to find an open space. Having parked the minivan, we queued in a long line to purchase admission tickets. We brought two cameras to our outing: the large Canon 5DS for serious photos and the Canon G7x Mark 2 for quick shots (used mainly by Inna).
Once we purchased the tickets, we toured the beautiful Filoli mansion before viewing all the flowers. We enjoyed visiting the multiple rooms in the large mansion, including the Foyer, kitchen, butler's pantry, drawing room (aka Music Room) with two pianos, reception room, and the library.
While not as fancy or exquisite as Italian palazzi in Venice or Turin, the furnishings had some considerable taste and understated elegance.
The greenhouse had many beautiful flower arrangements. We enjoyed the aroma of the freshly blooming flowers and rested a bit while sitting in the provided chairs,
We spent about 90 minutes touring the gardens. Many of the tulips were just starting to bloom, so the fields were not as colorful (as we have observed from previous visits).
We enjoyed our time here and hope to return when more flowers bloom.
Once we purchased the tickets, we toured the beautiful Filoli mansion before viewing all the flowers. We enjoyed visiting the multiple rooms in the large mansion, including the Foyer, kitchen, butler's pantry, drawing room (aka Music Room) with two pianos, reception room, and the library.
While not as fancy or exquisite as Italian palazzi in Venice or Turin, the furnishings had some considerable taste and understated elegance.
The greenhouse had many beautiful flower arrangements. We enjoyed the aroma of the freshly blooming flowers and rested a bit while sitting in the provided chairs,
We spent about 90 minutes touring the gardens. Many of the tulips were just starting to bloom, so the fields were not as colorful (as we have observed from previous visits).
We enjoyed our time here and hope to return when more flowers bloom.
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