What to see at the Gardens by the Bay

If you like plants or just want to get a feel of nature in a busy place like Singapore, you may want to check out Gardens by the Bay.

We visited two sections – the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest Dome.

The Flower Dome is about 1.2 hectares and features plants (not necessarily flowers) found in the Mediterranean, Australia, South America and South Africa.   

Sharing with you some photos. Sorry I don’t have captions for most of them because I don’t know what they are and I was too lazy to read labels.  :)

Gumamela

Stargazer

 Since it was Christmas season, there were Christmas-themed sets.

Poinsettias

More poinsettias

 Here are 2 topview photos of the Flower Dome from the upper level.

There was also a section that houses cacti and baobabs.  It’s my first time to see baobabs.  No need to go to Madagascar to see  them. :)

Here are assorted cacti -

And some of them even have flowers - 

Within the Flower Dome, there's this interesting sculpture.  At first glance, you might think it’s a bit morbid because they have missing body parts.

The bronze sculpture is called The Traveling Family by Bruno Catalano.  So what happened to this family and why do they have missing body parts?  This traveling family depicts a family who visited Gardens by the Bay before their flight.  As they leave the garden, they take with them beautiful memories and leave a part of themselves behind. :)

If the Flower Dome has mild and dry climate, the Cloud Forest's climate is cool and moist.  This is what you'll find at the entrance. 

You have to go up the waterfall via elevator (138 feet!) and descend via a circular pathway to enjoy the view of the Cloud Forest.

Sharing with you some photos inside the Cloud Forest.

This is the pathway around the Cloud Forest

An abandoned truck in the Lost World section

Stalagmites

Don't forget to look out the window as you go around the walkway and see beautiful views like this -

It's lots of ferns, moss, swamp, etc. inside the Cloud Forest so if this is not your kind of thing, skip it and just stick with the Flower Dome.  I personally like the Flower Dome better.  It feels like you're just strolling around a park. :)