「果実の都」の象徴となるBig Fruit Bowl

The Big Fruit Bowl, Bilpin, NSW
　ニューサウスウェールズ州州都シドニーから車でおよそ１時間にあるビルピンは果物農家などが多く「果実の都」と呼ばれてもおかしくない。
　それらしく「Big Things」がビルピンのBig Fruit Bowlだ。ちなみに、このフルーツ・バウルが世界最大だそう。
　果物を中心にビルピンがちょっとしたＢ級観光地となっている。世界遺産であるグレーター・ブルー・マウンテンズ地域の中にあり、シドニー中心部からそれほど遠くない。
　Big Fruit Bowlは農家前にあり、御土産屋やその他の観光施設もある。ビルピンの多くの農家が「You Pick」制度であり、りんごを中心に様々なフルーツを訪問者が自分たちで狩って買うというしくみとなっている。
　

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