点评:The current Dale Chihuly exhibition at the Botanic Gardens was a real highlight of our trip to Adelaide. It is simply wonderful and not to be missed.
Sixteen of his large-scale glass works are spread throughout the gardens. Each is beautiful but some just stopped us in our tracks. I had several ‘wow’ moments as I came across another stunning piece.
You can easily spend a couple of hours here. The glass sculptures are spread out along a trail so you cover a lot of area.
Make sure to pick up a free Chihuly trail map as you walk in the main entrance. During the evening the trail is lit but during the day it’s not so the map is helpful. We might easily have missed some if we didn’t have the map.
Apart from the Chihuly exhibition, the gardens are pleasant enough to walk through if you have spare time, although the climate here means that they are not as lush or green as other gardens.
Other points of interest in the gardens include the beautiful old Victorian glass Palm House, the Amazon Waterlily Pavilion and the small but interesting Santos Museum of Economic Botany (see separate review).
The cafe in the middle of the gardens is a nice spot to stop for a break and there is some shaded seating, which you will need if you’re here during summer.
TIPS:
* Entry to the gardens and the Chihuly exhibition is free during the day. It runs until until 29 April 2025.
* During the evening, the exhibition is illuminated and is ticketed ($25). If you’re planning a trip around the exhibition, be aware that ‘Chihuly Nights’ is only available Thursday - Sunday.
* Free guided walks run every day from 10:30am and while the Chihuly exhibition is on, there are free Chihuly guided walks at 10am and 11:45am, daily.
* The free city bus passes the Botanic Gardens in its city loop so you can jump on and off here.
翻译:植物园目前正在举办的戴尔·奇胡利展览是我们阿德莱德之旅的一大亮点。它简直太棒了,不容错过。
他的 16 件大型玻璃作品遍布整个花园。每一件都很漂亮,但有些作品让我们停下了脚步。当我看到另一件令人惊叹的作品时,我多次惊叹不已。
您可以在这里轻松地度过几个小时。玻璃雕塑沿着小径分布,因此您可以覆盖很大的区域。
走进正门时,请务必拿一张免费的奇胡利小径地图。晚上小径有灯,但白天没有,所以地图很有用。如果我们没有地图,我们可能很容易错过一些。
除了奇胡利展览,如果您有空闲时间,花园也足够宜人,尽管这里的气候意味着它们不像其他花园那样郁郁葱葱或绿色。
花园中的其他景点包括美丽的古老维多利亚玻璃棕榈屋、亚马逊睡莲馆和小巧但有趣的桑托斯经济植物学博物馆(参见单独的评论)。
花园中间的咖啡馆是休息的好地方,那里有一些阴凉的座位,如果你在夏天来这里,你会需要这些座位。
提示:
* 白天可以免费进入花园和奇胡利展览。开放至 2025 年 4 月 29 日。
* 晚上,展览会亮灯,需购票(25 美元)。如果您计划参观展览,请注意“奇胡利之夜”仅在周四至周日开放。
* 每天上午 10:30 开始提供免费的导游陪同步行,在奇胡利展览期间,每天上午 10 点和上午 11:45 提供免费的奇胡利导游陪同步行。
* 免费城市巴士在其城市环路中经过植物园,因此您可以在这里上下车。