Late October At Tauride Garden

The Tauride Garden was laid out in 1783-1789 on the estate of Grigory Potemkin
behind the Tauride Palace from which it took its name.
Potemkin was one of Catherine the Greats favorites (and lover, allegedly),
and the Empress gave Potemkin the land and the title of Prince of Tauridia for his services in conquering ancient Tauridia
(now the Crimean Peninsula). The Tauride Garden was landscaped in true Romantic style,
designed to imitate nature, with ponds and canals and picturesque rolling landscape.
Trees and shrubs were brought in especially from England.

Love spending time in this park.
Such a beautiful peaceful place to walk around, away from all the city noise.
Sit on a bench and read, eat ice cream in the summer,
or just enjoy bright and vivid autumn colours with a cup of hot coffee. Squirrels and birds feeding are optional. :)