the garden city

Other than the magical-ness of Gardens by the Bay, Singapore was pretty awesome. It was nice to be a little more relaxed in our adventures after Hong Kong and Bangkok. We ventured out to Sentosa Island one afternoon where we saw the "Southernmost point of Continental Asia" - I'm not sure that's accurate but let's just pretend it is. The beaches, albeit man made, were lovely, and it was so nice to be reunited with salt water and sand again. We also stopped by the children's tourist stop - Night Safari, which was pretty fun, and saw a phenomenal night view of the city from the Marina Bay Sands observation deck.

gardens by the bay

One of the things on my to-see list when visiting Singapore was Gardens by the Bay, and it was absolutely incredible; as an Environmental Science major, I seriously nerd-ed out. The park is absolutely humongous, supposedly spanning 101 hectares, and housing two huge conservatories - The Cloud Forest (a.k.a. heaven on earth) and the Flower Dome. The Supertrees Grove (the funny alien tree things) were also super awesome, between harnessing solar energy, colecting rainwater, and acting as part of the cooling systems, they are so multi-functional and really an example of what every city needs to move towards. I'll stop rambling and being a nerd about plants and energy consumption, and will leave you with these images from my adventures in one of the most magical places ever.