Singapore Topiary!
I never think of “Singapore” and “artfully carved ornamental shrubbery” in the same breath, largely because tropical rainforests don’t lend themselves to being politely shaped. So I was surprised and […]
Tag Archives: Gardens by the Bay
A Fantasy in Flowers
In 2019, Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay opened its latest indoor attraction: Floral Fantasy. In comparison to the giant Cloud Forest and Flower Dome greenhouses, Floral Fantasy is quite modest […]
Mid-Autumn Lanterns
It’s mid-autumn again, which means that it is time for another Mid-Autum Lantern Festival at Gardens by the Bay! Despite the haze … … hundreds of people showed up for […]
Lanterns in the Gardens
We have just reached the conclusion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a festival celebrated in China (and, therefore, in Singapore) to mark the harvest each year. To celebrate this year’s event, […]
The River and the Bay
My dad is in Singapore! For his first morning here, we started with a trip to the Bukit Timah Food Centre, a hawker stall where he tried things like chicken […]
Afternoons in the Gardens
My mom is in Singapore! We spent her first afternoon working off jet lag and learning to use the MRT with a trip to the Botanic Gardens. We spent a […]
