Comments on: National Botanic Garden of Wales http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:25:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mark http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199747 Mark Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:59:17 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199747 That kind of reminds me of Bio-Dome That kind of reminds me of Bio-Dome

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199739 nova72 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:49:47 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199739 oops sorry about that guys, feel free to delete one of those and this comment. my comment was showing up so I tried it again. any idea why it would take longer than normal to show up? oops sorry about that guys, feel free to delete one of those and this comment.

my comment was showing up so I tried it again. any idea why it would take longer than normal to show up?

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199737 nova72 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:38:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199737 Additional info about Paxton's Tower: http://www.follytowers.com/paxtons.html Flickr shots of the Tower: http://www.flickr.com/photos/net-adept/sets/1558164 Botanic Gardens website: http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/ Flickr shots of the Gardens: http://www.flickr.com/groups/nbgw/pool Additional info about Paxton’s Tower:
http://www.follytowers.com/paxtons.html
Flickr shots of the Tower:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/net-adept/sets/1558164

Botanic Gardens website:
http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/
Flickr shots of the Gardens:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/nbgw/pool

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199736 nova72 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:33:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199736 @ Alex - awesome, thanks for that wiki page. Here are some flickr shots - http://www.flickr.com/photos/net-adept/sets/1558164/ Addtional info - http://www.follytowers.com/paxtons.html Botanic Gardens website - http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/ Flickr shots of the gardens - http://www.flickr.com/groups/nbgw/pool/ @ Alex - awesome, thanks for that wiki page.

Here are some flickr shots - http://www.flickr.com/photos/net-adept/sets/1558164/
Addtional info - http://www.follytowers.com/paxtons.html

Botanic Gardens website - http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/
Flickr shots of the gardens - http://www.flickr.com/groups/nbgw/pool/

]]> By: russ http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199732 russ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:12:12 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199732 ah, Norman Foster - no wonder it looks like Canary Wharf tube station: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf_tube_station http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&q=51.503611,-0.018611&ie=UTF8&ll=51.503611,-0.018611&spn=0.001124,0.002511&z=19 ah, Norman Foster - no wonder it looks like Canary Wharf tube station:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_Wharf_tube_station
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199721 Alex Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:12:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199721 Ah! Thanks nova, that's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxton%27s_Tower" rel="nofollow">Paxton's Tower</a>. I was looking for it before I posted this, but somehow missed it! Ah! Thanks nova, that’s Paxton’s Tower. I was looking for it before I posted this, but somehow missed it!

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199720 nova72 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:03:29 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199720 @Timhogs It could be obscured by the large tree and shadows from the tree. to the northeast - a small castle? http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=h&hl=en&ll=51.851856,-4.11975&z=19 @Timhogs

It could be obscured by the large tree and shadows from the tree.

to the northeast - a small castle?
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Timhogs http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199717 Timhogs Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:44:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199717 The photos accompanying the Wikipedia article show a red sea-serpent sculpture off to what looks to be the southwest, between the dome and the pond. It doesn't show up on these overhead shots - a recent addition? The photos accompanying the Wikipedia article show a red sea-serpent sculpture off to what looks to be the southwest, between the dome and the pond. It doesn’t show up on these overhead shots - a recent addition?

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199716 Alex Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:41:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199716 You know I totally believed you Rob... And now this site is the top hit on Google for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=dduw+bodia&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Dduw bodia</a>! You know I totally believed you Rob…

And now this site is the top hit on Google for Dduw bodia!

]]> By: Rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199714 Rob Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:46:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2008/04/15/national-botanic-garden-of-wales/#comment-199714 Interesting factoid: In Wales, they call the dome "God's thumbprint" or "Dduw bodia" as it is in Welsh. Actually, I just made that up. Interesting factoid: In Wales, they call the dome “God’s thumbprint” or “Dduw bodia” as it is in Welsh.

Actually, I just made that up.

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