We got off at the Marina Bay Sands underground station and wanted to cross the bridge from the hotel into the Gardens by the Bay. We simply took one of the lifts up to the seventh floor and tried to get to the bridge, which somehow didn't work. At some point we realised that you can't get onto the bridge from the hotel, but that it only goes through the hotel. You either have to access the bridge from the mall or from outside.
There are very exotic flowers and trees in the beautifully designed garden, but unfortunately, apart from cats, there are no "wild animals" ;) The park is really well laid out. On the river side are the two large "greenhouses", which can be seen from afar, called Flower Dome and Cloud Forest. However, the entrance fee was too expensive for the little bit of plants and waterfall. There were also really long queues at the ticket offices. I liked them better from the outside anyway. One of Singapore's architectural highlights!
Satay by the Bay
So we walked between the "greenhouses" and came to a tarmac path that led directly along the bay. There was a lot going on here again. We had to be careful not to be run over by children on their bikes. On our walk, we passed the "Satay by the Bay". A pavilion similar to Lau Pa Sat - only smaller. Here, too, there were various food options and we tried the highly praised satay skewers. These really are the absolute bomb. They are available with chicken, beef or king prawns. They are served with a spicy sesame sauce and the traditional side dishes of onions and courgettes. We can only recommend it!!! Really... you have to try it!
Supertree Grove - Gardens by the Bay
In the beautiful sunset, we walked back towards Marina Bay Sands and arrived at the Supertree Grove over. These steel trees "grow" into the sky here and are covered with flowers and plants. In a few years, they will be so overgrown that they will look even more beautiful. There is a café on one of the trees and also a treetop path, which unfortunately is not yet in the treetops.
Overall, Gardens by the Bay Park is beautiful and will become even more beautiful and larger in the coming years. If all the trees and plants continue to be looked after so well, this will be paradise on earth.
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Wonderfull" light show
Once we arrived at Marina Bay Sands, we walked around the mall for a while until the "Wonderfull" light show started. You have to be really early to get a seat or you can be as cheeky as we were and just stand in the very front row. We had a great view of the spectacular show. But somehow it's just a kind of PowerPoint on a screen, where the screen is a mist of water. I personally liked the water show in Dubai better and Christian thinks the one at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is the best. Nevertheless, the show is great to watch and definitely recommended. I really liked the lasers from Marina Bay Sands in the background. The "Wonderfull" show takes place daily at 20:00 and 21:30, on Friday and Saturday even again at 23:00.
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We then took the number 36 bus back to the Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel. As one left right in front of us, we had to wait an eternity for the next bus.
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