Japanese Garden

Once a quarter, the Japanese Garden will host a free day, usually on a workday. After Labor Day, the Washington Park shuttle doesn’t run as frequently, so luckily, Joe was able to meet me there with the car. Otherwise, it would have been a long walk uphill in both directions. The garden is a beautiful composition of tranquility, and it probably would have been more tranquil if I had just paid for a ticket and not waited for a free day. Still, the koi ponds, waterfalls, graceful maples and zen gardens are worth seeing.