Au revoir Flower Show

In Philadelphia there is an annual Flower Show. I think I have attended it twice before, but I was much younger then. The first time it was in a different building than it is in now, the ceilings were high, very high. The theme was something about "Woodlands"~

I remember walking in and thinking... "there are trees in this building!"

It was impressive. Trees. Inside the building. I was in my early 20's.

Some years later, (a Holland theme, I think). I couldn't see anything, there were far too many people. Clearly my "excuse me's" fell on deaf ears. I was 30 something.

Since the tulips, I've had no interest in attending. But the winter weather has been dismal and this years theme was "April in Paris."

I have never been to Paris but I have a passing familiarity with April, so I figured...

I had seen the pictures of the Eiffel Tower from the show. Still feeling awed by those trees, I expected to see the whole tower ~ not a 33 ft high steel and plywood replica. I understand that's not realistic being as the real thing is 1,063 feet high. But still, my dream was shattered. I watched shell shocked visitors walk aimlessly through the show needing a place to sit and rest amidst the wilting chaos. Sadly, the streets of Paris had no unoccupied benches.

I'm glad I left my beret at home.