Although very nice and respectable, the tiny botanical garden of Geneva has nothing to do with the magnificent greenhouses of King Leopold II. What is the royal architectural design conceived nothing-poo-nonetheless that the master of Horta, the architect Alphonse Balat, there is no doubt just a glance to appreciate the grandeur of the work made entirely of glass and iron; gifts that are rare and many species of exotic plants collected by the will of the sovereign there can be no doubt: just pause a moment in the conservatory raise look to the examples of palm trees that date back to the original collection of time of the sovereign, but the royalty is also the exceptional event: the visits to the greenhouses of Laeken is permitted only once a year in early spring, between late April and early May. 
It 's a much anticipated event by the Belgians and non-Belgians living in Brussels and, given the number of visitors this year (well 100 000), I believe that the gardens of Kings are also known outside the borders of country. The visit at sunset is very suggestive, even if the collection of camellias and corridors lined with the most varied species of fuchsia may be even more surprising in light of the morning sun. Both the evening that the morning is advisable to arrive before the gates of the palace at least twenty minutes before opening.
photos: (c) ipb
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