Playing Tourists At Home
By Anna
@LadyDuck (471992)
Switzerland
June 13, 2016 10:36am CST
I have been pretty lazy the last couple of days.
After so much rain, I felt the need to stay outside and enjoy two sunny days.
Yesterday we went back to the small village of Morcote to visit the Scherrer botanical garden.
The park is small, but pleasant, with a steep pathway leading through a rich vegetation of bamboo, palms and hydrangea.
What I have liked most, are the small roads leading to the top of the park. You can see them in my photos.
It has been a pleasant afternoon and I plan to visit more villages close to our home in the next future.
Have you ever played tourists near the place where you live?
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
13 Jun 16
You are lucky, we do not have free local travel and this is something that they really should improve. Public transport is very expensive and to have the 50% reduction you even need a special yearly pass that cost $25.00. I wonder where to send a complain.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
13 Jun 16
I have actually made plans to do this next time I am on holiday in August. Visit some local towns.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
14 Jun 16
@garymarsh6 Thank you Gary, the Petite France was among the places we plan to visit. I cannot believe we never visited Alsace, we have lived in Monte-Carlo so many years.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
14 Jun 16
@LadyDuck Colmar and Strasbourg are beautiful places. I have been to Strasbourg many times as some of my family live there. You must go to Petite France in Strasbourg it is right in the centre of the town. You will love Strasbourg!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
13 Jun 16
We often visit parks and local wineries as well. There is much to see close to home.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
13 Jun 16
@ElizabethWallace There is a big covered public parking at the entrance of the village. It has been built last year because parking was a serious problem there.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
13 Jun 16
Define "close". Sometimes I think I have lots close to me too, but then I think about driving for thirty minutes and finding a parking space, sigh.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
13 Jun 16
NO, there is a bug, I receive an error message trying to add the photo, same if I try to add it to the comment. I have just sent a message to @myLotBugs I hope he can help.
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Jun 16
Yes I play tourist where I live still lots of spots to tourist at!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
13 Jun 16
@LadyDuck that's awesome! There are some cool spots near me that I haven't even visited yet.
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Jun 16
Yes, we have many times played tourist in the area where we live. We have multiple natural areas around that are so lovely on sunny days and in the Autumn months.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
13 Jun 16
i'm a tad "late fer the party" 't seems, coz there's lots'f post'n regards to glitches here today. hopefully mr. bugsy's got all those wrinkles ironed out now :)
there's loads'f places i'd like to visit that aint too awful far 'way. palo duro canyon bein' one'f 'em. shame to live 'bout 100 miles from such a majestic place'n ne'er seein' 't firsthand.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 16
@crazyhorseladycx I have visited several native American Indian tribes during the years, mainly in Arizona and New Mexico. I love to know more about the other cultures.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
14 Jun 16
@LadyDuck i saw that :) jest love how quickly schtuff's tended to here!
there's loads'f places here'n my state which're rich'n many cultures. 'bout 40 native american indian tribes, spanish 'n mexican culture abounds'n certain areas. i feel yer shame, i've the same.
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@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
13 Jun 16
Sometimes it's fun to play tourist at home. There are many things around me that I haven't had time to enjoy
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
14 Jun 16
@Marilynda1225 I love to travel, but the best moment is to be back and sleep in my bed.
@Marilynda1225 (83062)
• United States
13 Jun 16
@LadyDuck I especially like being able to sleep in my own bed.
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@norcal (4889)
• Franklinton, North Carolina
13 Jun 16
I have. We have some cool mining museums here, and I love to go to the diggins, where mountains were washed away during the hydraulic mining era.
When I lived in the Bay Area, I never went to visit China Town or ride the Cable Cars, but I went back a few years later and spent the day doing that touristy stuff. It was fun.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
13 Jun 16
I do not know if it is a glitch or an update. It looks like the system accepts only small sizes for photos actually. If you rescale your photo to a smaller size, it might work.
Have you seen some rare plants in the park ? I like parks. There is a large one not far from home with a few animals and many basins full of gold fishes. It is a perfect place to read a book... when the sun shines
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.@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
13 Jun 16
No, I have not seen rare plants, but they have built several small buildings in different styles from around the world and that was interesting. A small Indian temple, a copy 1:4 of Eretteo, the second temple of the Acropolis of Athens and a local grotto. It was interesting. I will reduce a lot the picture and see if it works.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
13 Jun 16
This area is big on tourists at the lake fishing and boating and not far away is lots of whtewater rafting. I play tourist in my backyard. Too hot to walk anyplace!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
14 Jun 16
@LadyDuck Yest. it was 98 here, missed the record by one degree. Today will be a tad cooler.
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@LadyDuck (471992)
• Switzerland
14 Jun 16
@AbbyGreenhill We have lost many degrees today, after a strong thunderstorm during the night. We have a warning for late afternoon for severe weather conditions. Let's hope they are wrong.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
13 Jun 16
sounds like a very beautiful place. I would enjoy it
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
13 Jun 16
I think playing tourist at home is a great idea. I've done it a little, but not near enough. Once the June Gloom goes away, I will get out there and have some fun.
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