A tranquil garden in the midst of a bustling Kowloon suburb, Nan Lian Garden is a hidden gem in Hong Kong. Of the smallish percentage of tourists who find this peaceful garden, which is also home to an equally impressive Nunnery, many would call it the most beautiful place in Hong Kong.
More from Decembers meetup of the lovely Amber Sean who provided for us so last minute!
Can't wait to bring her along on some styling/wardrobe missions!
:)
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Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo & Gardens
Hilo, Hawaii USA . . 23 January 2012
Included in Set "Animals Pt 3"
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX30 IS, PSE10 / RPS / DPP
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Data: A.D.O.F. available on request
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Pana?ewa Rainforest Zoo is located in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawai?i.
This small (12-acre (4.9 ha)) zoo is the only one in the United States
located in a rainforest. It is operated by Hawaii County and receives
100% of its funding from the county and from private donations.
The Zoo has more than 60 species of animals on display, and the grounds feature
more than 40 different species of plants, flowers, and trees.
The most popular attraction of the Zoo is a male white Bengal Tiger named Namaste'
(named after the traditional namaste greeting). Bengal tigers come from India and
have been hunted to the brink of extinction, with fewer than 2000 live in the wild.
White tigers have not been seen in the wild in over five decades, and the current
captive population descend from a number of inbred individuals. Namaste' was born
in Las Vegas on September 30, 1998, and arrived in Hilo on April 16, 1999.
The Zoo had planned to purchase Namaste' from Dirk Arthur, a magician at the
Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, but when Arthur saw the Zoo's 1-acre (4,000 m2)
tiger enclosure, he donated Namaste' to the Zoo.
