We went to a hotel this weekend for a well deserved break and a day of pampering. I was so excited when we arrived and couldn’t wait to go to our room and relax. There were so many people in the hotel that time because there was an ongoing seminar so we had to wait a little while in the lobby. I looked around and was admiring the whole place, the lights, the decoration, the plants.

Being a nature person, the flowers and plants caught my attention the most. There were so many of them around and they were great to look at, but I couldn’t help wondering how much care and time the hotel staff have to put in to maintain the plants. I imagined someone dragging a hose inside the lobby and watering the plants. I almost laughed. It wasn’t a pretty sight.

I looked closer at a beautiful plant nearby and I realized it wasn’t real! It was artificial. I asked one of the hotel staff and he confirmed that they were, in fact, silk flowers. They use them for decoration purposes so the hotel will look serene and fresh without the hassles of live plants, which require sun and moisture and maintenance. Yeah, I knew these things existed, but it was so difficult to spot the difference. They looked so real to me! I guess with the advancement of technology, it’s no wonder even plants now are replicated and they would still look like the original. I was still pondering on that thought when we went to our hotel room. Amazing.