While driving my grandsons to my house last week, they pointed out the tram that goes up to the Spaghetti Museum. Have you been there I asked? Yes, but it had been a long time for all of us. So I went online and made a reservation. I have no doubt, this is part of the new normal that will never go away. The idea that one can be spontaneous is visiting anywhere is gone.
We had just gotten off the tram and were about to enter the building
, so they had their masks on, otherwise, we are still able to not be masked outside.
The setting and the gardens are what this place is all about. The art itself is meh. Sure, there are a handful of real masterpieces. Maybe I’ve just become jaded about museums. Also, I can go on my own and pick and choose. With the boys (including my husband) their attention span is short, so there is only so much to stand and look at. The image you see here is the large section that is basically closed to the public, administration, library, conservation.
The central garden is incredible, I’ll bore you with a post of flowers next. A stream was created to run down the hill to the central pond.
So peaceful, so serene, so lovely.
This may look like a simple cactus garden, but the work it takes to maintain this is unbelievable.
Attention to detail. The use of different materials, the stone walkway, the rusted metal planter, the succulents… No matter how much I enjoy this – no way could I recreate it. My in-laws from my son in laws side have an incredible succulent garden that rivals this one – they do spend hours a day tending it.
LOVE this image. You can see me and Westley among the flowers with the large pond behind us. This feels like a fairy tail.
Another fountain in the central courtyard. In a city with very little water – water features become a very important part of the design landscape.
The view from up here are amazing. Not so much in the summer when the heat haze makes everything indistinct.
Ah! The smiles! We had a great day.
Looking down at another cactus garden, this one can only be seen from afar. The 405 freeway didn’t have a lot of traffic! Westwood and Century City in the haze. This day was a real balm for my soul.
Leah