Aside from the Harbour Bridge, another famous attraction nearby Sydney Opera House is the Royal Botanic Garden, an oasis of 30 hectares in the heart of the city. It was my first time to see different kinds of trees that were very old and it seems like I was in a very clean and peaceful amazon. It's very peaceful and relaxing to stay in the garden. It also takes time to walked around, the reason why we were locked inside. That was another unforgettable experience for us. It's already dark around 5p.m. and there were security guards telling us to go out because they would locked the gate. The garden has many gates and we still saw many people so we ignored them. We still walked around and when we decided to go home, the gates were all closed. We couldn't find an exit. We were inside the garden with some people who were also backpackers from other countries. Everyone was looking for an exit but we couldn't find any. We stayed inside and waited for someone to come but there was no one so we decided to climb up the gate. My hubby came out and he guided me to climb up and wow~ i did it! Some were trying to climbed up when the guards came and opened the gate.

We were laughing when we were heading home. My hubby said he couldn't believe that I could climb up that gate. I said it was an emergency situation so I had to save my life. hahahaha...


Here's what is written on the signboard of this tree- Why did the Dragon's Blood Fall? After years of drought, recent rainfall has resulted in heavy growth in the tree's canopy. We believe the roots were unable to support the rapid increase in weight and failed, causing the tree to fall over on Friday 2 May.

Botanic Gardens Trust arborists are doing all they can to save the tree, and believe it has a 40-60% chance of survival.

The Dragon's Blood Tree Dracaena Draco is succulent, very hardy and drought tolerant. In the wild, it can live up to 650 years and reaches heights of around 10-12 metres growing about one metre every 10 years. The common name refers to the red- brown resin secreted by the tree when the bark or leaves are cut.

This tree is over 100 years old. A native of the Canary Islands, Spain, it was planted during the Directorship of Joseph Maiden (1896-1924).

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