Wednesday 25th March
Singapore
Our first morning here was bright, hot and very humid. This is the view from our 7th floor hotel window.


We walked up the road for 10 minutes to visit Singapore Botanic Gardens which were founded in 1857 and cover 52 hectares.
www.sbg.org.sg

After strolling past many varied bushes and trees we came to Swan Lake with the giant statue of flying swans as well as real ones.

After half an hour we took a rest from the heat and humidity and had a cool drink by the central fountain.

We explored the Ginger Garden on our return and found the flowers belonging to this family of plants exotic and beautiful.

Later in the afternoon we walked through some local malls on to Orchard Road which is the main shopping street in Singapore.

In the early evening there was thunder and lightning followed by heavy rain. This is the normal daily pattern of weather here as we are at the end of the summer monsoon season. The hotel provided us with an umbrella when we went for a short walk in the rain.