{"id":7030,"date":"2012-02-06T10:12:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T08:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=7030"},"modified":"2012-06-18T20:03:39","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T18:03:39","slug":"summer-in-the-stellenbosch-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/summer-in-the-stellenbosch-botanical-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer in the Stellenbosch botanical gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Friday 3 February 2012<\/div>\n<p>Before heading to the <a title=\"Bittereinder album launch \u2013 Klein Libertas, Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/bittereinder-album-launch-klein-libertas-stellenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Klein Libertas Teater<\/a> for the Campus Invasion Tour, we visited the University of Stellenbosch Botanical Gardens (because, as far as I&#8217;m concerned, <a title=\"Ceres &amp; Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/ceres-and-stellenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">no visit to Stellenbosch is complete<\/a> without doing so).<a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/momiji_LMcC_9465.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_title=\"momiji\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7037\" title=\"momiji\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/momiji_LMcC_9465-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"momiji\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/momiji_LMcC_9465-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/momiji_LMcC_9465-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/momiji_LMcC_9465.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><!--more-->It was really hot and everywhere we went there were people lying on the grass or siting in the shady corners &#8211; the garden really is a great place to escape&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stellenbosch-gardens_LMcC_9454.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_title=\"stellenbosch gardens - oriental section\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7035\" title=\"stellenbosch gardens - oriental section\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stellenbosch-gardens_LMcC_9454-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"stellenbosch gardens - oriental section\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stellenbosch-gardens_LMcC_9454-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stellenbosch-gardens_LMcC_9454-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/stellenbosch-gardens_LMcC_9454.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ferns_LMcC_9480.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-rl_title=\"ferns\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7038\" title=\"ferns\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ferns_LMcC_9480-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"ferns\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ferns_LMcC_9480-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ferns_LMcC_9480-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/ferns_LMcC_9480.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Butterflies and a brief visit to Stellenbosch\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/butterflies-and-a-brief-visit-to-stellenbosch\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve said it before and I&#8217;ll say it again<\/a>, if I lived in Stellenbosch I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;d visit the botanical garden every day, and I&#8217;d wager my stress levels would be significantly lower.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7030 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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