the secret garden.

On Friday, Sydney, Steph, and I decided to take advantage of the sun and explore the ruins that you can see from my balcony.  While we have no idea what the structure used to be, but it has now become a shell of stone covered in vines and trees!  It is how I would imagine visiting the secret garden would feel! 

I am actually standing in front on entrance to the ruins.  It is essentially a vine covered hole in the stone wall.

The tall existing structure still has a visible spiral staircase. 

Despite the empty beer cans, the place was beautiful.  It has been so interesting to see ruins just randomly scattered throughout the country... not something we're used to in the US.