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Robert Alleger
3 reviews on 1 places
It’s amazing to see all the plant that grow in this region of the American Southwest. There are many exhibits as well as very artistic creations of wildlife made from ocean plastic. It’s good to see something creative & vibrant from something so vile and disgusting. I salute the artists of these creations.
Through May you can visit the butterfly educational room. This room has a very high temperature and humidity level to keep the butterflies from the tropics happy. They only live a few days. You can also see the world’s largest species of moth. They only have one and it spends its daytime hours on a tree and only moves around at night, after the exhibit is closed. I’ll try to upload a small video of the butterfly room.
There’s also a nice gift shop and an exhibit where you can purchase handmade quilts (I didn’t know Arizonans needed quilts, but I guess it must get cold here occasionally).
These gardens are a short distance from downtown Tucson. Well worth a visit or two. Senior citizen discounts are available.
Through May you can visit the butterfly educational room. This room has a very high temperature and humidity level to keep the butterflies from the tropics happy. They only live a few days. You can also see the world’s largest species of moth. They only have one and it spends its daytime hours on a tree and only moves around at night, after the exhibit is closed. I’ll try to upload a small video of the butterfly room.
There’s also a nice gift shop and an exhibit where you can purchase handmade quilts (I didn’t know Arizonans needed quilts, but I guess it must get cold here occasionally).
These gardens are a short distance from downtown Tucson. Well worth a visit or two. Senior citizen discounts are available.
We were looking for a breakfast/lunch restaurant before exploring downtown Sedona when we came upon Sedona Crepes Bistro. There were plenty of tables available at 10:00am and plenty of free parking in this outdoor shopping center.
I chose the Blackened Chicken Panini and my wife had a Green Enchilada. Both dishes had just the right amount of spicy heat and were very tasty.
There are a decent number of items on the one-page menu. It was hard to choose what we wanted to eat - breakfast or lunch, it’s all quite good. We also had free refills on the iced tea and apple juice. And finally, the price was very reasonable given that this is Sedona.
I chose the Blackened Chicken Panini and my wife had a Green Enchilada. Both dishes had just the right amount of spicy heat and were very tasty.
There are a decent number of items on the one-page menu. It was hard to choose what we wanted to eat - breakfast or lunch, it’s all quite good. We also had free refills on the iced tea and apple juice. And finally, the price was very reasonable given that this is Sedona.
This was my 1st to visit Azteca in about 2 or 3 years. I can’t say that this is the best Mexican food that I have eaten. It’s OK as long as you aren’t expecting to be overwhelmed. The tortilla chips are not very tasty and the salsa is a bit bland. The Superior Burrito that I ordered was not very tasty and the sour cream was very runny. It deceptively looked larger than it was because of the way the lettuce, tomato, and sour cream were piled up. Take all of that away and the actual burrito is smaller than you would think. On the other hand my friends enjoyed their platters.
Maybe I’m somewhat picky and I certainly set the bar high, but I really have had much better Mexican food elsewhere. Read my reviews for On the Border or Luna Y Sol. Both of those restaurants are also local.
Maybe I’m somewhat picky and I certainly set the bar high, but I really have had much better Mexican food elsewhere. Read my reviews for On the Border or Luna Y Sol. Both of those restaurants are also local.