Gardens By The Bay
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Took the MRT to The Bayfront Station for a full day at the Gardens. Doug recalls 18 years ago, nothing was in this area but scrub and swamp. It is now developed at a cost of over a billion USD into aLæs mere
Took the MRT to The Bayfront Station for a full day at the Gardens. Doug recalls 18 years ago, nothing was in this area but scrub and swamp. It is now developed at a cost of over a billion USD into aLæs mere
We took the bus across Esplanade bridge and past The Fullerton Hotel and Merlion to the Museum where we cooled off for the afternoon. We recognized many things that are now familiar.
With its mix ofLæs mere
Historically one of Singapore’s oldest urban quarters, The word ‘kampong’ means "compound" in Malay, while 'gelam' refers to the long-leaved paperbark tree, commonly found in the area and usedLæs mere
Having ended up somewhat overtired the day before, we got off to a latish start again struggling with balancing our “agenda” with rapidly rising temperatures (the Weather Network reporting a heatLæs mere
At the end of our first full day in Singapore, we took in the 15 minute light show at the Event Plaza outside the high end Marina Bay Sands shopping area. This runs a couple of times each night withLæs mere
Within the Botanical Gardens, the only area with an admission fee is dedicated to orchids.. We were amazed at how much of the garden was in bloom and the temperature cooled dome containing coolerLæs mere
Took a Grab at 07:30, starting in the Ginger Garden, then the Orchid Garden before making our way out. The Gardens were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. the first and only tropicalLæs mere
Our room at the budget friendly Strand Hotel was ready early. We had a quick lunch at the food court across the street (a modern day hawker centre), and then walked 5 minutes to the nearby SingaporeanLæs mere
A comfortable on time 2 hour flight with Air Asia from Kuching to Singapore. The three flights with this budget carrier have been very good, including well organized boarding process compared to theLæs mere