Singapore Botanical Gardens - Part I

Today was our second full day in Singapore. We are really loving everything this city has to offer. Each day I continue to be impressed by the the many trees that line the streets, the beautiful parks and the various flowers. In fact, almost 30% of Singapore is covered by greenery, placing it ahead of cities including Sydney, Australia and Vancouver.

To begin our day, we explored the Singapore Botanical Gardens, including an extensive garden dedicated solely to orchids. It was really relaxing strolling along the tree lined walking paths taking in the many different varieties of flowers. Along the way, we were fortunate enough to also encounter a monitor lizard, many turtles, a white throated king fisher (a type of bird that has a striking turquoise blue, as well as brown and white). After strolling through the botanical gardens and exploring the orchid garden, we took the bus to McRichtie Resevoir Park, Singapore’s oldest resevoir. See Part II.

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