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Showing posts with label Singapore zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singapore zoo. Show all posts

Oct 7, 2010

Singapore Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden in Singapore is free. Not only does it have great flowers and trees but a Children's area that could be a full day of fun for the kids. We did visit the National Orchid Garden the only part that comes with a fee. Orchids are my favorite flowers and I was very excited to get this opportunity to see a large display of them.








We learned about Epiphytes- a plant that grows above the ground, supported nonparasitically by another plant or object, and deriving its nutrients and water from rain, the air, dust, etc.; air plant; aerophyte.



The Children's Garden was great it reminded us of FMG in Grand rapids. Tree house, sand box, a place for kids to get wet, some educational displays about soils, and music. All that was missing were the sculptures.



singapore slide from outypants on Vimeo.

Oct 4, 2010

Singapore #1- The Zoo

Singapore is a small island country with about 5 million people on it. A little over 3 hours via air from Hong Kong. . Known for its strict rules on keeping the place clean, some may remember a few years ago when a foreigner was caned for graffiti, I appreciated the high standards as a visitor.
We could chew gum but could not find it for sale in the convenience stores. Malays, Indians and Chinese make their home here but English is considered the main language.

We left for Singapore on Jane's Birthday September 29th. 
 We stayed at the ( cue music)



The Zoo highlights:
Jane got to feed the elephants ( brother chose not too)
Elliot and Dad liked the Rhinos
Mom liked the "free" roaming lemurs












Singapore from outypants on Vimeo.