Botanischer Garten Grugapark

The Garden Of Eden Revisited

I was finally able to return to Essen, Germany for an annual conference that was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID. I deliberately chose the hotel I did because it was right next to the amazingyy peacefu...

The garden is bautiful

The garden is beautiful, very nice to walk around, many interesting stops on the way including a small waterfall, animals, opportunity to lie on a sun

Nice park! Enjoy a walk, run or picnic

I took the metro to the park. There are 2 stations. From Gruga/Messe West it is only a few steps to the park. I enjoyed my early morning run here. I could just go through the gate without paying a fee...

A walk

Came here in December which you can imagine quite cold, however still a beautiful walk with children lovely lake , very clean

Like Jurassic Park Except You Won't Get Eaten!

So what to do on a cold, wet, and rainy day in Germany. The obvious answer is to drink beer. However, I found Grugapark. This place is awesome. It sort of reminded of Jurassic Park because of its shee...