【切斯特】羅馬花園 Roman Gardens @ il Giardino Romantico

別跟部落格名稱搞混囉。這個是『羅馬花園』，而非『浪漫花園』。
Roman Garden 跟 Romantic Garden可是差很多的呢。

只不過是一個小小的花園，而且很容易就錯過了。難怪我那幾位切斯特大學畢業的同學們當中，竟然還有人不知道它的存在。但對我來說，越是不被重視或是注意的，很多時候都是越值得去參觀、把握的！

It's only a tiny little garden and though it's not hard to spot, it is also very easily neglected. No wonder one of my course mates from Chester didn't know what I was talking about when I mentioned the place. It is, however, the fact that it seems so insignificant to most people, that makes me even more interested in the place.

從城牆俯瞰花園。An ariel view of the garden from the city wall.

古羅馬文化留下的遺跡。
Remains of ancient Roman culture.

與其說是一個花園，不如說它是個戶外羅馬柱博物館還比較貼切呢。在這小花園中，你會看到許多各式各樣的羅馬柱的遺跡。另外還有重建的古羅馬式的供暖系統呢！

Rather than calling it a 'garden', it's actually more accurate to call it an outdoor museum of Roman pillars, or what's left of them anyway. You can find the ruins of all sorts of pillars, and also a re-constructed Roman hypocaust, or underfloor heating system.

火坑供暖系統。Roman hypocaust.

怎麼個供暖法，其實我也搞不太清楚。
Gotta be honest with ya, haven't a clue how this thing works, or used to work, anyway...

柱子遺跡。Ruins of pillars.

供暖系統完整圖。Hypocaust.

花園入口。Entrance to garden.

再次上城牆俯瞰花園。Another ariel view of the garden from the city wall.

延伸資訊：The Roman Garden, Chester