A walk to remember at Bethmann Park
They wiggled and giggled, and seemed as if they danced with the autumn wind that blew upon them. In my imagination, I heard them say, “come dance with us!”
I stopped and gazed, and thought, “what a beautiful spray of fuchsias.”
This was one of the scenes I remember so well as if I visited the park yesterday despite the fact that it had been more than a month. The pale-pink fuchsias must’ve been withered by now against the mossy bricks of Bethmann Park, just like the fate of their cousins, the fandango-pink fuchsias.
It was truly a revivifying visit. Surrounded by flowers, plants and trees, I feel like I was a part of the nature; if I had not been a human, I’d be a magical walking tree with two legs wearing black boots. While imagining that, serendipity knocked, as I walked by pass a clump of grass. I had put a spell on the grass and painted it black!
OK, I got carried away in my imagination. It was my first time seeing Black Mondo grass. Jakun sikit. Black Mondo grass is not the typical kind of grass. It is a member of the lily family and are closely related to the notorious lily of the valley. It has bell-shaped pink flowers with white overtones rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. It’s attractive grassy leaves remain black in colour throughout the season. It produces black berries from early to mid fall.
As I walked further in the park, immersing my thoughts with nature, I came across other beauties, as if I entered Claude Monet’s garden, with reference to The Artist’s Garden At Giverny, c.1900.
My imagination ran wild and later I was in Alice’s Wonderland where a gigantic chessboard lay not far from the Monet’s garden.
No Red Queen here, unfortunately.
Back to reality. Here are some more photos from the park. I’m not going to post typical shots of flowers though, there’s too many on the Internet.
Napoleon once strolled under the green leaves here at Bethmann Park, not to mention many royals and leaders visiting Frankfurt. The park was once owned by the Bethmann family. It was bought by the city in 1941 and some twelve years later, a public garden was created.
Hidden behind walls in the middle of Bornheim, an area filled with small cafes, neighbourhood shops and restaurants, this small idyllic refuge is calling visitors to take a quiet break from the noise and clamour of the city.
The Bethmann park is certainly worth a visit as it is one of the off-the-beaten paths in Frankfurt. The easiest way to reach the park is by underground, it is just a short walk along Berger Straße from the Merianplatz Station on the U4 line.
Bethmann Park,
Friedberger Landstraße/Berger Straße,
Frankfurt am Main (Bornheim/Ostend).
49 Comments
Hafsah ahmad
MasyAllah. I wonder why i haven’t got the chance to read your blog. Today is the first. Your words in describing your imagination are amazing. SubhanAllah. Allah gives you amazing gifts. Keep it up! 🙂
Coralie
Beautiful pictures
Hazural
Cantiklaa kakak gambar2 ni 😉
Farah
Reading this makes me want to go to Frankfurt 🙂 I love plants and the info on the black grass is really interesting..
Glory jane
Betul tu…
We can learn a lot in Kak Em’s blog :).
Painting, history, botany….
Glory jane
Betul tu.
Saya tak minat sangat aktiviti bertani ni, tapi suka tengok benda-benda cantik macam bunga-bunga ni.
imaisha
kann.. kak Em mmg pro tangkap gambar.. kena belajar ni 🙂
imaisha
wow, many royals and leaders visit this park! kiranya famous la park ni ye.. Why I only learn about it now.. definitely an eye-opener 😉
imaisha
saya pun kurang minat bertani, tapi suka ambil tau nama2 plant terutama yg cantik2 dan pelik2.. ^.^
Glory jane
Kita ni tempat- tempat dia Malaysia pun tak habis melawat lagi Imaisha…. bila lah kita nak sampai sini agaknya….
Glory jane
Tapi, seronok kan baca pengalaman perjalanan orang lain….
imaisha
hehe.. betul juga tu.. park kat Malaysia pun jarang pegi, inikan pula kat oversea.. mampu tgk gambar je buat masa ni >.<
Glory jane
Park kat Malaysia mcm tak best sangat. Sbb panas. Hihihi.
imaisha
panas pakai payung. lol. patutla kita jarang pegi park. sbb panas rupanya.. hehe..
imaisha
seronok baca, tapi seronok lagi kalau dpt pegi 😉
the feeling is different~
Glory jane
Betul. Panas tak tahan. Mcm adik kt uk, siap bwk tikar berkelah kt lavender park… hihi.
Kalau kita nk kena cari bawah pokok baru syok berkelah
Glory jane
Kalau kat sini, saya biasa berkelah kat taman tasik taiping jer la , bnyk pokok sejuk sikit
Hazural
InsyaAllah Aisha & Jane… moga suatu hari nanti sampai juga kita 😉
imaisha
lama tak berkelah.. kat sini biasa pegi Tanjung Harapan.. pastu mkn snack sambil menghayati keindahan laut biru (ok, tak biru sgt kot)~
Glory jane
Amin…..
Glory jane
Phew…
Berpeluh kejar komen imaisha…. mesti esok imaisha potong.
Tu belum kejar komen hafsah lagi ni…
Glory jane
Ok la tu… nnti kita sama2 lepak tanjung harapan, imaisha belanja ikan bakar ye 🙂
imaisha
hehe.. semalam saya ada je tgk jane dgn hafsah tambah komen.. tapi malas nak join sebab byk benda lain nak buat.. saya pun rasa berasap juga otak kejar komen hari ni.. baru awal bulan dah 300.. tak dpt bayang kalau akhir bln 3000 ke pulak komennya >.<
imaisha
InsyaAllah kalau ada rezeki time saya baru dpt gaji 🙂 kalau nak dtg Tanjung Harapan, roger2 la ye ^_^
cikcloudy
puas ati tgk gamba2 nih… besar2 dan clear sgt! suka lah!
cikcloudy
whatttt 300 komen? whoahhh.. tabik2
imaisha
tau takpe.. sebab combine dua bulan.. tu yg blh sampai 300 komen.. penat woo.. >.<
Hazural
windows 😉
Hazural
I like the first pic… gambar bunga tu… cantik sangat…
Hazural
Aisha…. buat masa ni just jebna ‘feeling’ melalui travelog orang dulu laa… harap2 kalau ada rezeki lebih, sampai juga kita ke tempat2 ni…
Hazural
Taman Tasik Taiping pun saya belum sampai… ni kan pula nun jauh di sana… hehehe
Hazural
jom… bulan ni kita catat rekod sampai 3000….hahaha
Libby
jom….bukan kelas bergambar pula….
Libby
saya tak minat bertani…selalu plant tu mati lepas saya tanam…..haha
Libby
itular…kita kena banyak membaca…huhu
Libby
haha…betull………setuju. kena pikir apa yang nak reply dan comment
Hazural
Yang catur besar2 tu… boleh gerak2 ke?
Libby
sangat setuju………………..
imaisha
saya pun belum sampai lagi.. jom la kita pegi picnic sama2 kat sana 😉
Libby
Paling suka Taman Tasik taiping…sangat cantik…suka tengok pokok pokok yang dah berumur
Libby
rasanya boler..tengok…..dalam gambar…orang orang tu macam tengah pikir mana nak jalan…huhu
imaisha
alamak, serius ke ni? o.O dahsyat sgt tu kalau sampai 3000.. 1000 jela 😛
imaisha
tulah.. puas brainstorm nak komen apa.. mmg terhubung sel2 otak 😛 haha..
imaisha
eh, yela kan.. diorang tgh main catur ke.. tapi kalau blh gerakkan, nanti ada org buat nakal pegi ambil letak tempat lain pula >.<
imaisha
oh, libby pernah pegi ke? aik, org Melaka dah sampai, org Selangor yg lagi dekat pun masih belum ke sana >.<
Hazural
hahahaaa… ingat kan saya jer yang belum sampai sana…. 😀
Hazural
ye lah… mesti ada yang bawak lari ‘queen’ … hahahaha
Hazural
macam idea cikcloudy…. setahun kak em punya blog dia tak sempat review…. saya pun sama 😀
Hazural
awal 2015… banyak post kak em yang saya belum sempat baca…