Visitors flock to Botanical Garden

Visitors flock to Botanical Garden

JAKARTA: The Bogor Botanical Garden attracted most of the
visitors in Bogor and its surrounding area on Sunday, due in
large part to the good weather.

It was estimated that between 35,000 and 40,000 people visited
the botanical garden on Sunday. Although Sunday's total was about
the same as last year's during the Idul Fitri holiday, the park
drew far fewer visitors on Friday and Saturday when it was
raining, or just about 15,000 each day, Antara reported.

Even though the park management did not put on any special
events for the holiday, visitors were content to view the various
foliage in its natural setting. Many visitors took in the orchid
glass house and watched hundreds of deer roam the gardens of the
presidential palace, which is located just next door to the
botanical garden. Many threw peanuts and other food items to the
deer, despite a sign asking people to refrain from feeding the
animals. --JP