One of the things I like doing is travelling; one reason is for a good holiday, the other is to experience different countries cultures, history and views on life. In particular I like to see the architectural styles of the areas and the design of the building and surrounding areas and the work that has gone into creating them; especially looking at old ruins and imagining what life once was like. I find it interesting how nature manages to reclaim these man made objects if left alone; an example of this that I would like to visit is Ta Phrom/Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island) is also interesting, it consists of large rock heads; the tale is that the people hundreds of years ago over exploited the area by cutting down most of the trees in order to build these increasingly large statues as a sign of power as well as making agricultural land to feed the over populated island, that it had a knock on effect on the wildlife, as well as the islands native palm trees; now extinct and the people diminished. The loss of trees meant new boats could not be made to fish with as well as the island eroding into the sea. We have not come far from this today, cutting down rain-forests and using up other natural resources, which is why I think sustainability is an important issue.
Some places I have visited that inspired me are Alhambra, with the use of water and fountains relying on natural pressure to work,
Yosemite, Kirstenbosch, Lisbon, Wakehurst place, Gibberd Garden, Sheffield Park, Central Park and most recently, The High Line; which makes use of over a mile of disused elevated freight railway running through New York.
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