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Sim Name: Apollo Sim Type: Private (Mature) Location: The Lost Gardens of Apollo Owner: Dane Zander Website: N/A Size: est. 64,000 sq. m Traffic: est. 50390 Events: Wedding Hosting Shops: Misc. Rating:

Hello everyone! I am sorry for the lack of updates, my home ISP was down for over a week leaving me unable to post! I hope this makes up for it!

The Lost Gardens of Apollo, if you have not heard of this place then either you’ve been living under a rock, or you’ve never been around a woman in Second Life. The Lost Gardens are arguably the most romantic sim in the metaverse, from waterfalls, to towers that reach the clouds, not many other places in Second Life have the views and beauty of Apollo.

The Entrance statue.

Like most sims of this nature, we suggest that you walk instead of fly. There are tons of paths and views that you can find, and its too easy to miss them when looking from above. We also suggest you come here with a loved one, being here by yourself can be a bit depressing. The sim is usually jam packed with lovers, and the only thing we could hope for is a second Apollo sim to ease up some of the traffic. However, once you find a cozy spot that’s not taken, it’s a wonderful place to spend a night.

One of the many romantic spots at Apollo.

After your initial tour of Apollo, you may want to take flight. Some places can only be reached by teleporter or flight, and these are places you will not want to miss. In the skys you can find balconys, towers and other hidden wonders.

A balcony overlooking the water.

After you’ve seen the major areas of Apollo you can visit the dock to see some of its many fine stores. Some of these stores include, Creations by Vindi Vindaloo, Men’s Eclectic Unique Jewelry by Mhaijik Guillaume, NEVERMORE by Santana Lumiere, BRAINBOW by treebee Withnail and !SF Designs by swaffete Firefly. These are just a few of the quality shops located at Apollo, and we hope you check them out before you head on home.

The Dock’s of Apollo

We highly suggest Apollo for a romantic evening out with your companion, or even as a get together with good friends. I’ve heard many weddings go on there as well, and I have no doubt that Apollo is the romantic capital of Second Life. But don’t take my word for it, check it out yourself and let us know what you think! I’ll leave you all with proof of the romantic atmosphere of Apollo, I can not say I did not enjoy this review!

Ramus and his beautiful lady, Sara in the Lost Gardens

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Sim Name: The Botanical Guardens Sim Type: Private (PG) Location: The SL Botanical Gardens Owner: Isablan Neva Website: N/A Size: est. 64,000 sq. m Traffic: est. 6449 Events: N/A Shops: Sky Dreams, Spa ~ Licious Rating:

For today’s review, I chose the Second Life Botanical Gardens. The Botanical Gardens was actually one of the first places I had ever visited in Second Life, at that time in late 2005 it was located in the sim Federal on mainland with a little over 7000 sq. m of land. It was a beautiful and relaxing spot, created, owned and managed by Isablan Neva (who also happened to be my Second Life Mentor!). Since then, it has moved to its own sim Botanical Gardens and now spans over 60,000 sq. m of land in a collaboration effort by many artists.

The Welcome Area, beautiful!

The first thing you will notice upon entering this sim, is its beauty. In a collaboration effort with over 12 nature artists, this location is top notch in design. Some of the designers include;

Khamon Fate (trees & plants)
Higbeen Protagonist (trees & plants)
Luna Bliss (waterfall, trees & plants)
Lilith Heart (trees & plants)
Transparent Banshee (glass greenhouse, waterfall, trees)
Laukosarvas Svarog (fountains, plants)
Fallingwater Cellardoor (plants)
Rose Karuna (trees & plants)
Arwen Eusebio (trees)
Smuk Zaftig (Treeline Gardens & Landscaping)
Menubar Memoria (wind chimes & storm system)

An amazing waterfall, a sight to behold.

While you can fly through Botanical Gardens, we highly suggest that you walk. And bring a loved one with you too, this garden sim is full of coves and romantic spots to bring a date for a great night out. There is little to review for a location such as this when it is full of such vibrant spots and beautiful architecture. As they say, a picture speaks a thousand words. So here are a few more!

A small maze-like grass area!

Beautiful Abstract waterfalls

Botanical Gardens is still a work in progress, and although as seen above it is a visual masterpiece, some sections of the sim are still unfinished. The welcome notecard claims that this sim has been in the works for months, and is still a work in progress. The estimated time of completion is June and I can not wait to see the completed project!

An Arabic sitting area

If this isn’t enough to get you to check out the Botanical Gardens, than nothing will be! I highly recommend this location for any couples or for the adventurer who needs to see it all in Second Life. I’ll continue to float along here near the waterfall, I don’t think i’m ever going to leave!

Ramus enjoying his bath time

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