On our last day we went to visit the Jurong bird park. First we went around the park on the monorail to get an overview and decide which parts we most wanted to visit. I particularly wanted to visit the “jungle jewels” and “south east Asian bird” sections. a “superb starling” a “golden breasted starling” [...]
Of course, no visit to Singapore would be complete without …. and so we dutifully forced ourselves to drink a couple, sitting in the courtyard. Our friend, with whom we were staying, had lived in the Raffles Hotel many years ago. Then it was on the seafront, now the sea is a long way away [...]
Singapore botanic gardens deserved a day to itself as the gardens were quite extensive and we still didn’t manage to see everything. They were divided into different sections – the ginger garden, national orchid garden, the mist house and others. tree of life Eco lake grasses cotton rose mallow (hibiscus mutabilis) – the flowers start [...]
Changi airport is more like a village. If you have to spend much time in transit there is quite a lot to see and do or you can take a quick trip into town between flights, which we did the first time we flew to Singapore. We went to reconnoitre the hotel we were booked [...]
