Singapore and onward

We broke our journey with a stopover in Singapore, and began our trip with a botanical twist, starting at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, one of only three such gardens to hold World Heritage status.

It was great to enjoy the warm weather and see something away from the usual Singapore sights.

We wandered along happily, at one point dodging a rather large goanna-like creature, to the Orchid Garden. Having previously seen orchids in hot houses around the world, it was a pleasant surprise to see them outside in a beautifully designed and tended setting.

Thence it was on to London via a somewhat delayed flight, and a slight surprise to find the weather even warmer than Singapore.

So, to enhance our vitamin D, we carried on with the UNESCO-listed garden theme with a trip to Kew. We also carried on the flying theme, with a constant steam of aircraft passing above on the flight path to Heathrow.

Unlike Singapore, for which the entry price is nominal, here they sting you for about twenty-five pounds each to wander around and get sweaty.

It was very good, the glass buildings oozing history as well as luxuriant vegetation, as we covered as much ground as our jet-lagged minds and legs would allow.

The tree top walk was another highlight, a circular walkway twenty-odd metres above the ground.Read more