Friday 16th May 2025

Mal and I went to Monte Palace Tropical Garden. Paula and Gilly didn’t want all the walking so went to find the local Forum but evidently got lost.

We walked the entire tropical gardens which last time when we went with Paula and Gilly, they couldn’t do. It is so beautiful up there. We ordered a Bolt cab (Uber). The first driver couldn’t find us and so cancelled. The second made it! It was so cheap 11 euros. We gave him a cash tip.

The gardens really are so stunning.

We had two stones with us, one for Torin and one for Stefan (Staklife). We chose excellent places to leave them. Torin’s was the ideal place for him, by the side of the carp lake, in the sunshine.

A beautiful spot. We then walked right to the bottom to see all the plants. We didn’t get that far on our last visit.

As we returned , going up the very steep paths, we heard music and there was a saxophonist playing on the tiny island bit where we left Torin’s stone. She stood literally two foot away from it! So he was serenaded as well! But then she played this………..

I just stood there crying…. we had this tune at his funeral!  Obviously was meant to be, we had chosen the right spot.