We arrived late Friday night and woke up and went to breakfast in this beautiful room. We took the photo particularly for our moms, who we knew would appreciate the flowers - including Bells of Ireland - and the window painted on the wall :-)
After breakfast, we headed to the main shopping street to see what we could see. We had success - finding some fun summer dresses for my brother's wedding festivities in June. We also enjoyed spending some time in Borders Bookstore, a favorite spot of ours for a date in the States, and there was one here in Singapore!
Jonathan was thrilled to try some food from a local vendor in Chinatown. Sweet & spicy noodles with shrimp & lots of veggies! Kendra was tentative (as she usually is in these situations), but managed well after we "washed" our hands with anti-bacterial hand wipes and proceeded to eat :-)
This is just a picture next to a tall orchid, in the regular part of the gardens. Pictures can't do this expansive Botanical Garden justice and we were so caught up it ourselves, we didn't take many photos. We walked through all sorts of exotic plants and gorgeous flowers. Just before sunset, when it cooled down slightly, we strolled through lush green and rolling hills, with ponds spotted throughout. Families were having picnics and others jogged through the trails - all but the special orchid garden were totally free to the public.
Jonathan, the engineer in the family, was intrigued at this sight - a marble ball spinning, suspended only by water!
We arrived late Friday night and woke up and went to breakfast in this beautiful room. We took the photo particularly for our moms, who we knew would appreciate the flowers - including Bells of Ireland - and the window painted on the wall :-)
After breakfast, we headed to the main shopping street to see what we could see. We had success - finding some fun summer dresses for my brother's wedding festivities in June. We also enjoyed spending some time in Borders Bookstore, a favorite spot of ours for a date in the States, and there was one here in Singapore!
Jonathan was thrilled to try some food from a local vendor in Chinatown. Sweet & spicy noodles with shrimp & lots of veggies! Kendra was tentative (as she usually is in these situations), but managed well after we "washed" our hands with anti-bacterial hand wipes and proceeded to eat :-)
This is just a picture next to a tall orchid, in the regular part of the gardens. Pictures can't do this expansive Botanical Garden justice and we were so caught up it ourselves, we didn't take many photos. We walked through all sorts of exotic plants and gorgeous flowers. Just before sunset, when it cooled down slightly, we strolled through lush green and rolling hills, with ponds spotted throughout. Families were having picnics and others jogged through the trails - all but the special orchid garden were totally free to the public. 
Jonathan, the engineer in the family, was intrigued at this sight - a marble ball spinning, suspended only by water!
