Why larn there? It's fun in addition to it's free, proficient for practise in addition to gourmets, solos in addition to couples, in addition to families, domestic dog lovers, in addition to people who desire to common the car.
It's the world's most visited Botanic Garden, beating Kew Gardens inward London in addition to others inward the USA in addition to Canada. Most of it is complimentary in addition to opened upwards from v am until midnight. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 distich of dandy shops sell souvenirs, whether y'all are into fashion such equally orchid brooches, silk scarves in addition to sundresses, tee-shirts in addition to sunhats, or books most plants in addition to plants.
It's a Unesco World Heritage site, attracting iv ane yard one thousand visits a year.
Problem
Where tin terminate nosotros accept a unusual visitor to visit? In Singapore the Gardens past times the Bay are expensive in addition to nosotros larn out that to the final 24-hour interval when nosotros attain got fourth dimension to pass all 24-hour interval there. For a mere afternoon jaunt which tin terminate hold upwards cutting curt amongst no fiscal loss if our visitor grows tired, nosotros follow her ain asking to view the Botanical Gardens.
Symphony Lake. Photo past times Angela Lansbury.
You tin terminate approach the Botanical gardens from diverse directions. On the MRT y'all brand it underneath in addition to larn into a gateway amongst many plaques in addition to pictures to read.
This fourth dimension nosotros took a taxi. Our entry holler for was at the entrance amongst a souvenir store in addition to map. We walked from the cacti garden in addition to the orchid garden past times the bandstand in addition to out to the roadway.
Highlights:
the souvenir shops
the waterfall y'all tin terminate walk behind
the bandstand inward the water
the 2 white swans
Symphony Lake. Photo past times Angela Lansbury.
Swans mate for life, exactly woe betide y'all if y'all larn betwixt them in addition to their young. The forcefulness of a swan's wings is famous. Those graceful necks are rigid equally a forearm in addition to tin terminate strike y'all hard. Admire from afar. to accept pictures y'all powerfulness similar to invest inward a telephone lens for a photographic boob tube camera or fifty-fifty a mobile phone.
Who goes to the Botanical Gardens?Shopaholics looking for fashionable, colourful hats in addition to scarves in addition to jewellery.
Plant lovers, looking for kits to grow.
Dog walkers amongst dogs on leads next the paths.
Energetic joggers running along amidst pleasant scenery far away from the auto fumes of the streets, out inward the fresh air. Some are singles. Others inward groups. I joked:'They hold off similar they are running for a bus!'
Relaxation-lovers sit down on the many rustic chairs, rocks, walls in addition to lawns.
Romantic couples stroll paw inward hand.
Families amongst toddlers.
Grannies in addition to people pushing grannies in addition to grandads inward wheelchairs.
Photographers afterwards scenery in addition to wildlife.
Photographers afterwards romantic settings for girlfriends, or models.
Couples looking for either broad opened upwards spaces or privacy.
Best of all, it's free. So y'all tin terminate pass equally much or equally footling equally y'all like, inward damage of coin in addition to time.
GETTING THERE AND GETTING AWAY
By auto or cab.
1 We arrived via Cluny Road. Confusingly y'all attain got to plow the map sideways to larn northward at the top.
My favourite entrance is Botanic Gardens MRT. However, it's quite walk from ane halt to the other.
If curt of time, accept a taxi to Cluny Road in addition to walk the one-half which ends at
2 By auto or cab
Tanglin Gate (Napier Road)where y'all tin terminate telephone telephone a cab.
three By MRT /train or bus
My favourite entrance is Botanic Gardens MRT. It is on the Circle Line in addition to the Downtown Line. (However this entrance is at the due south halt in addition to it's quite a walk from ane halt to the other at Tanglin Gate.)
More details from the Botanic Gardens website.
For me the highlights were:
1 Symphony Lake amongst Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage. (Roughly inward the middle)
2 The walk behind the waterfall close Halia eatery in addition to the ginger garden. (Halia agency ginger.)
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