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10 Totally Free Things to Do
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A musical mass in
San Antonio
Held every Sunday at noon,
“Mariachi Mass” at San
Antonio’s San José Mission
features a 10-person
mariachi band
and a choir
within the
stone walls
of the 1782
church.
meditation, popular among
Buddhists.
3 Smell the roses
in Portland
Stop and smell the
roses at the
International
Rose test
Gardens.
Take a gratis
gander
at more
2 Meditate
than 10,000
in a pagoda
fragrant blooms.
The park was
Take a free
3
originally
conceived
meditation class at
Sweet scents in
Portland
as a safe haven for
Mumbai’s golden
rose varietals that were being
Global Vipassana pagoda:
cultivated in Europe during
The spectacular gilded dome
World War I.
is devoted to Vipassana
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FALL 2016
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4 Snorkel in Sydney’s
rock pools
Rock pools are fully or
partially enclosed watering
holes built into the ocean,
either by nature or humans.
Many are free to access
and home to colourful fish
species. The best bets to spot
Aussie sea life: Clovelly or
Mahon pools.
5 Pedal the palace
Cycle around Tokyo’s
Imperial palace: On
Sundays, you can borrow a
bike, free of charge, to tour
the estate course. Or grab
mAss: BoB Howen; cHILd: PortLAnd PArks & recreAtIon; grouPer: destInAtIon nsw
1 Attend a
mariachi mass
4
A colourful
grouper in
Sydney