On Sunday, the four of us visited Moka City. I've posted photos before of the beautiful rose garden that Nozomi & I usually visit in June. That garden is just one small part of a very large park that also has walking and biking paths, nature viewing areas, a large conservatory with tropical plants (and animals), and many other attractions. We went for a walk there, saw and heard herons (or maybe cranes) and woodpeckers, and spent time in the conservatory. An annual event there is the butterfly Christmas tree: a tree decorated with "Christmas chrysalises" and the butterflies flying around the room after they emerge. A little strange and rather beautiful at the same time.
After our walk, we went to the Brazilian buffet restaurant that I've mentioned a few times before and had a fantastic lunch. I discovered VERY sweet Brazilian style coffee as we were finishing our meal and enjoyed that with the coconut cake, flan, Christmas jello and squash dessert they were serving.
Next was a visit to the station where I took the video of the Christmas train that I posted last time. I'm including pics of the steam engine, our group, and a couple of different versions of Santa, a reindeer, and a Christmas helper who was too tall to be an elf. We didn't have time to ride the steam train, but we'll save that for another time.
After our walk, we went to the Brazilian buffet restaurant that I've mentioned a few times before and had a fantastic lunch. I discovered VERY sweet Brazilian style coffee as we were finishing our meal and enjoyed that with the coconut cake, flan, Christmas jello and squash dessert they were serving.
Next was a visit to the station where I took the video of the Christmas train that I posted last time. I'm including pics of the steam engine, our group, and a couple of different versions of Santa, a reindeer, and a Christmas helper who was too tall to be an elf. We didn't have time to ride the steam train, but we'll save that for another time.
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