Friday - Singapore Botanic Gardens

Interestingly the Chinese student pilots had to leave the country (Singapore) for three or maybe four days because of their visa.  (We weren't required to have a visa.)   Consequently, Ted was scheduled off Thursday - Sunday so that meant four days to sightsee together.  The first day we spent on Pulau Ubin.  Today we started at the Botanical Garden...took a million pictures of flowers but will try to spare you most of them.  The gardens were first conceived in 1822 but was established at it's present site in 1879.

Some sort of cute little bird hiding in the foliage.

Swan swimming on appropriately named "Swan Lake".

Another of those brides (they seem to be everywhere) with her groom.

Vanda Miss Joachim Orchid (the National Flower of Singapore designated 1981)



There is a VIP section in the Orchid Garden where some hybrids are named for celebrities.



Orchid Garden entrance (Garden is free but fee for the Orchid Garden - only $1 for seniors!)

We were excited to see a St. Louis connection - at least we assume it is!

The Shaw Amphitheater where concerts are held (unfortunately our timing was off and there were none scheduled we could attend together).

The ladies open air washroom was lovely!


Sorry about this, but while we are on the subject of washrooms... I love the US but seems like all the ladies' bathroom stalls in Singapore have indicators to let you know whether they are occupied or not (like an airplane bathroom).  No bending down to see if you can see legs/feet already in the stalls.  Could we have more of that in the US PLEASE!!!

posted by sharon