Gardens by the Bay

Hubby's birthday today! He's 28 already, time flies! He was only 21 when we got together, 真是岁月不饶人.

Went to AMK hub for lunch and did some grocery shopping. Went back home and P took a nap till about 4 pm. After she woke up, we made our way to the newly opened Gardens by the Bay. This project costs a whopping 1 billion dollars to complete. It had better be good.

Gardens by the Bay has 2 conservatories - Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. Pricing to enter 1 conservatory was $12/pax, and 2 conservatories at $24/pax. It was close to 5pm by the time we got there, and we didn't think we had time to do both conservatories. Chose to enter Cloud Forest because we think P would appreciate the waterfall more.


Just arrived, and trying to get our bearings

 Cloud Forest was relatively cold upon entering, think its got something to do with controlling the temperature for the plants it house. It felt like Genting Highlands. The first thing you see is the waterfall. While P appreciates the waterfall, we hurriedly put on socks for her. The walk through Cloud Forest took us about 50 min to complete. That's when we realise we actually had time for 2 conservatories.


P & Birthday Papa at the Waterfall



Conquered Cloud Forest!



Flyer in the background

Headed to the Supergrove, the structure you can't miss when you drive along ECP and passing by Marina Bay Sands. Paid $5/pax to head up to OCBC Skyway, essentially a link bridge connecting 2 Supergrove structures, and provides a great view and opportunity to take beautiful pictures. Heard from the staff on duty that the structures will light up at 7pm, and there will be a light show at 7.45pm. Decided to stay for the light show, and regretted it after watching. Not v entertaining, but I guess we just have to watch it once in a lifetime.

Great view of MBS



A picture speaks a thousand words - Fatherhood rocks!



The girl who's 'Not Lean'

Night view of the Super Groves

Thank god for the heavy lunch we had at AMK hub, we didn't felt that we starved ourselves to stay and watch the show. Once it ended, we made our way to Marina Square's Manhattan Fish Market. I had purchased a Groupon voucher yesterday in anticipation of the close proximity to Gardens by the Bay. Great dinner to mark the end of our day :)

Overall, I think the Gardens is quite nicely done. Although I suspect there's a lot of people there, the vast area make it such that there is no crowded feeling. The only thing to watch out for is the OCBC skyway. There are some stretches that are very narrow, not very pram friendly. Apart from that, nice place to take pics, and my iPhone was on form today, managed to snap some great pics!