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Travel

Riot of

colour

A trip to Australia must include Canberra’s Floriade festival, writes
Vibha Bagla and Kanika Bagla

Breathtakingly beautiful – that was my first fragrance, we explored the other attractions
reaction on seeing the sprawling flowerbeds of the festival. Floriade had interesting and
from the top of the giant ferris wheel. interactive things for the whole family.
We had read about Canberra’s famous flower Everyone in our family just loved the giant
festival in brochures and tourist information ferris wheel. This was a fantastic way to get
guides, but nothing could prepare us for the a panoramic view of the whole festival and
vibrant, colourful assault on our senses when admire the flowers from above.
we first arrived there.
Floriade is magical. The stunningly tulips are
a sight to behold. Every year, the flowerbeds are
designed to showcase the chosen theme. World
in Bloom was the theme for 2019. Thousands of
vibrant orange, red, yellow, purple, pink tulips,
daffodils and daisies dance in the light spring
breeze, inciting you to admire them and join
them.
The festival is very inviting and offers a wide
range of activities for all groups. Once we were
done admiring the flowers and soaking in their

Your favourite shade is bound to be here, in the form of
lovely hues
Another family favourite was the market stalls.
Apart from the usual crowd pleasers, there
were some interesting things to buy. We bought
lots of truffle and flavoured honey and some
knick-knacks for the house. The kids bought
Delicate cherry blossoms are another attraction at the absolutely rubbish things, which has now
Floriade
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