Johannesburg Botanical Gardens

These gardens were a sight for sore eyes. We wandered over there one day after O's nap and walked for what seemed like miles. I've seen nicer gardens - you know the ones that are seemingly perfectly layed out...but something about these gardens was good for my soul. Djibouti is hot and dry and very desert like - no so Joburg in the Fall. The leaves were changing colors, the sky was leaden and it rained every now and then. Maybe that's why a stroll through these gardens felt so right...just like Westcrest Dog Park on an April day in Seattle.