The Eden Project Pt 3 - The Mediterranean Biome
The good thing about the Mediterranean Biome is that it’s nowhere near as humid as the Rainforest Biome and much more comfortable to wander around. It’s not as big either and you won’t need any longer than about an hour in here.
Although it’s called the Mediterranean Biome there’s also a couple of areas representing South Africa and California, but it’s the Mediterranean feel that prevails. Olive trees, citrus fruits and vines are the order of the day as well as more colourful plants associated with a warm temperate climate.
Whereas the Rainforest was a challenge, this is a delight, and you almost feel as though you’re on holiday in Spain or Greece.
When you’ve taken in all the sights and smells why not stop for lunch at the Med Terrace Restaurant. I reckon you’d be hard pushed to resist the paella cooking away and it’s a great place to take a break. The food’s lovely and all based on Mediterranean ingredients, although whether you can call pizzas a part of a Mediterranean Diet, I’m not sure.
Below is a selection of images from the Biome
Below is a carousel of images from the South Africa section of the Biome
Below is a carousel of images from the California section of the Biome
Below is a carousel of images of exotic plants
Originally posted 2018-12-02 11:28:13.
It’s lovely. And all in the sun too…. Maye up here they will have the Artic……
LOL. They had some sort of Arctic setting in the Discovery Museum if my memory serves me right.
Yeah,, I think it is meant to be Antartica which the Discovery was built for. But here we get the blast of the cold northerly and North Sea. Let’s just say Mediterranean it ain’t…..
You’re right. It was Antartica, not the Arctic. And yes, I reckon a Mediterranean biome could be more of an asset than the locals think, especially if they offer a discount for locals in the winter months like they do down here.
well the locals will be well impressed by that kind of bribery…. In fact they’ll never be out the place.
They won’t even need to worry about the heating allowance 😀
yeah……. I am not going to get on my soap box rea that. Already it is freezing up here.
It’s cold enough down here to put the heating on already, so I don’t envy your fuel bills this winter whatever they say about global warming.
Yeha. e keep them low by being cold often actually. We avhe the free log fire at weekends which is nice and sometimes use the infra red cos it is cheaper, but alot of the time it is hot water bottles and hand warmers. We are not paying their ransom vbasically and a lot of people say the same. It is more my Mr than me. I have such sever Raynauds I don’t feel the cold actually.
That’s the spirit. I never used to do cold, but with the medication I’m on these days it’s all changed. I can see now why the elderly suffer from the cold and why that heating allowance is vital for some people.
Wel my Mr has kind of blood thinning stuff he takes for his Menieres. Those things are not being taken into account for people. Just a damned disgrace.
Apparently, they’re going to save £1.4bn or so on scrapping the fuel allowance and at the same time giving £11bn in aid to foreign countries to help with climate change.
Yep…… With taxpayers dosh. Very generous of them….
Lovely selection of pictures here Malc.
Thanks Albert
Great photos that really capture the Mediterranean atmosphere! I love your opening one in particular 🙂
Thanks Sarah. I think we all love the Mediterranean lifestyle don’t we?