The Dream Gardens Park, here in Abakan, Russian Siberia, is the top attraction on Trip Advisor under Top Things To Do in Abakan.
There was a very small charge of 120 Russian Rubles (U.S. $1.79) to enter the park.
Without any further ado, here are some photos of the park.
Oh My, Oh My, What have we here at Dream Gardens Park?
Will all of you just look at the entrance to the park!
You, who may not be interested in Ice Sculptures, may get bored with them. Both Patti and I are fascinated with them. We are not alone.
Wait just a minute. The Eiffel Tower? Here in Abakan, in Russian Siberia?
This is NOT an ice sculpture.
The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, is Number Two on the Trip Advisor listing of the Top Things To Do in Abakan.
After turning around from taking the above photo, I looked out in the distance, and what to my wondering eyes should appear?
Do all of you think it would be OK for me to slip in another photo of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral that I took before we got to the Dream Gardens Park?
Lord God in Heaven Above, I am so fascinated with YOUR Russian Orthodox Churches.
If one works-at-it, one can unravel some of these difficult names.
Take this name : Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.
Spaso .. Preo .. braz .. hen .. sky Cathedral.
No one is sitting out, sunning themselves, sipping on drinks and eating snacks on this chilly (-20°F) afternoon.
In the above photo, do all of you see the base of The Eiffel Tower in the distant background?
Speaking of sunning oneself and sipping boiling hot tea on a -20°F winter afternoon, my hands and I needed to do just that!
I could NOT believe the cafe was open for business on this winter afternoon.
It had to be a God Thing.
I'd walked past the cafe to climb the steps up to the elevated, outdoor dining area to get another photo of the Eiffel Tower and the cafe looked dark and closed.
As I was 'exceedingly slowly creeping down the frozen steps', someone came out of the cafe.
I call that someone : one of God's Eskimos!
Nice and calming.
Now warmed up, knowing we still had to walk back out of the park, I asked Mike to set up a taxi. He did and I snapped the final photos of our visit to the Abakan Dream Gardens Park.
Our last look as we exited the park.
With Patti's love of gardens and parks and ice sculptures I have to sign off ..
Hugs and Smiles .. Patti and Cap
There was a very small charge of 120 Russian Rubles (U.S. $1.79) to enter the park.
Without any further ado, here are some photos of the park.
Oh My, Oh My, What have we here at Dream Gardens Park?
Will all of you just look at the entrance to the park!
You, who may not be interested in Ice Sculptures, may get bored with them. Both Patti and I are fascinated with them. We are not alone.
Wait just a minute. The Eiffel Tower? Here in Abakan, in Russian Siberia?
This is NOT an ice sculpture.
The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, is Number Two on the Trip Advisor listing of the Top Things To Do in Abakan.
After turning around from taking the above photo, I looked out in the distance, and what to my wondering eyes should appear?
Do all of you think it would be OK for me to slip in another photo of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral that I took before we got to the Dream Gardens Park?
Lord God in Heaven Above, I am so fascinated with YOUR Russian Orthodox Churches.
If one works-at-it, one can unravel some of these difficult names.
Take this name : Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.
Spaso .. Preo .. braz .. hen .. sky Cathedral.
No one is sitting out, sunning themselves, sipping on drinks and eating snacks on this chilly (-20°F) afternoon.
In the above photo, do all of you see the base of The Eiffel Tower in the distant background?
Speaking of sunning oneself and sipping boiling hot tea on a -20°F winter afternoon, my hands and I needed to do just that!
I could NOT believe the cafe was open for business on this winter afternoon.
It had to be a God Thing.
I'd walked past the cafe to climb the steps up to the elevated, outdoor dining area to get another photo of the Eiffel Tower and the cafe looked dark and closed.
As I was 'exceedingly slowly creeping down the frozen steps', someone came out of the cafe.
I call that someone : one of God's Eskimos!
Nice and calming.
Now warmed up, knowing we still had to walk back out of the park, I asked Mike to set up a taxi. He did and I snapped the final photos of our visit to the Abakan Dream Gardens Park.
Our last look as we exited the park.
With Patti's love of gardens and parks and ice sculptures I have to sign off ..
Hugs and Smiles .. Patti and Cap
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THANK YOU CLEMENT. Thank You So Very Much for your kind words. I am so happy to know you are still following us when your time permits. We hope your holiday season has been a happy one. Smiles from Patti and me to you and Patricia and Merlin. From Abakan Russian Siberia
DeleteLoved, loved, loved all the ice sculptures and the park. It was especially touching to see the little Christmas tree decoration to the right of the ice sculpture at the entrance to the park. Also enjoyed seeing the little deer laying by one of the art works. At first I thought it might be a statue, but in the next photo the tip of the ears show and are in a different position. Thank goodness for the cafe being open for you to warm up. GREAT photos!! Smiles and hugs. Patti
ReplyDeleteWhen you pause, and study these Ice Sculptures, they truly are AMAZING aren't they? Tender little Christmas Tree at the entrance with Santa and presents! Nice you noticed it and called it to my attention. I'd missed it. The cafe was a life saver. Had the man not come out of the cafe I would've just walked past it. HE was an Eskimo from God. With Orthodox Christmas still over a week away, we'll see what we see as Christmas for the local residents approaches. Thanks for your comments. Love Cap
DeleteAs one with zero artistic talent- I really admire all artists,working in ice must be tough
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