There are a lot of parks in this area, as is often the case in most big cities. As opposed to the countryside, cities reserve special spaces for their residents to relax in and recover their energy.

In the northern part of this city, large areas of native vegetation have been declared national parks. Yesterday I went to one which has a wide range of different flora and fauna types. The walk was in a special wildflower corner with the sweet smelling flowers of autumn. The air is crisp and fresh and there is a stillness and silence which you cannot find in other places. Against this silent backdrop is heard the sound of birds communicating to one another. Traces of land animals can be seen in the sand underfoot and from time to time sandstone emerges out of the forests of small trees which are flowering in the cooling air of autumn. Summer is too hot for flowering here.