Today, we focused on the Gardens on the Bay. The clouds cleared for the first time on the trip, so we were out of the blocks early. We started at the Supertree Grove.
The surrounding gardens are lush as is anywhere in Singapore where plants are allowed to grow freely.
The steel Supertrees perform multiple functions for the forest & adjactent domes. The smaller plants use them as substrate and the adjacent domes use them as air intakes & exhausts.
The man made ecosystem in the Gardens is very interesting and conceptually environmentally friendly.
They also host lights and solar panels.
One of the Supertrees has an observatory at the top, so we decided to check it out.
The unobstructed views from the obsevatory are impressive! To the west (above) is the downtown area, the container port & Sentosa.
To the south (above), the open water and Indonesia on the horizon, not to mention the miriad of bulk carriers.
Looking east (above), the Singapore Flyer Flower Dome (centre) and Cloud Dome (right).
The northern aspect (above) is dominated by the Marina Bay Sands.
Kerri also did the Skywalk while we watched from a cool breezy spot in the shade up in the observatory.
There are plenty of other sights to see in the Gardens. Dragonfly Lake (above) is surrounded by lush vegitation and did in fact have many dragonflies hovering around. There are also two large steel dragonfly sculptures behind the fountain.
It was getting hot so we needed to get out of the sun and find some shade and air conditioning.
