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 aOkumaya devam et
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 aOkumaya devam et
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 ofOkumaya devam et
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 usedOkumaya devam et
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 heatOkumaya devam et
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 withOkumaya devam et
We took the MRT to the Maxwell Station, walked some of the China Town streets with their well restored shop houses and saw the Thien Hock Keng Temple, (Buddha Tooth RelicTemple, large modern). WeOkumaya devam et
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 coolerOkumaya devam et
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 tropicalOkumaya devam et
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 SingaporeanOkumaya devam et
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 theOkumaya devam et