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- Gardens
Gardens
Barbados offers the tranquillity of several beautifully
landscaped tropical gardens. Just outside Bridgetown, in the parish
of St Michael, is the Lazaretto Garden with its magnificent
waterfall cascading over a rock face. A little further inland are
the Ayshford Ratite Gardens, with their breathtaking selection of
tropical plants and fine restaurants attended by international
executive chefs. The gardens are illuminated every night and are
open from 9am to midnight for meals. Exotic birds, ostriches,
pheasants and fancy pigeons roam the gardens to the delight of
visitors. In the heart of the countryside, surrounded by sugar
plantations is a six-acre former chicken and pig farm that has been
transformed into the Orchid World, a floral paradise where more
than 20,000 orchids are grown and displayed. Visitors can take
self-guided tours past a waterfall, through a coral grotto and onto
five orchid houses.
Further towards the East Coast, in the Scotland District of
Barbados, is the magnificent Flower Forest. The variety of plants
and species here is awesome, with the brilliant colours of flowers
like begonias and heliconia reflected against the lush jungle
greenery. The Flower Forest is open seven days a week from 9am to
5pm and admission is US$7 per person. In the parish of St Joseph is
yet another spectacular garden, the Andromeda Botanical Garden. The
garden covers six acres and contains several varieties of orchids,
palms, ferns, hibiscus, bougainvillea and other exotic flowers and
trees.
Turners Hall Woods span 50 acres in the Parish of St Andrew. The
woods survive as one of the last remnants of the indigenous
tropical forest that covered Barbados before the first settlement
in 1627. It contains examples of indigenous trees like the Sand
Box, Silk Cotton, Cabbage Palm, Trumpet Tree and Macaw Palm. In the
Parish of St Thomas is a long gully, known as Welshman Hall Gully
after its original owner. It contains some impressive tropical
trees. Here also is the world's largest pillar that has been formed
by the joining of a stalactite and stalagmite.
Information & Facts
Language
English is the official language in Barbados.
Money
The Barbados Dollar (BBD) is fixed to the US Dollar at a rate of
Bd$1.98 to US$1 and does not fluctuate. Its rate is relative to
other currencies fluctuations based on the particular currency's
relation to the US Dollar. US Dollars are also widely accepted on
the island, and well-known international credit cards and
travellers cheques (best carried in US dollars to avoid additional
charges) are accepted in most stores and restaurants. Banks and
ATMs are freely available and cash withdrawals can be made.
Time
Local time in Barbados is GMT -5.