{"id":14031,"date":"2016-03-30T17:03:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T17:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/?p=1711"},"modified":"2019-02-21T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T17:54:24","slug":"singapore-day2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flavorsandsenses.com\/en\/singapore-day2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Singapore in 3 Days \u2013 Day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>2nd DAY<\/h3>\n

– Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Orchid Garden and Dempsey Hill<\/strong><\/p>\n

We started the day with one of those breakfasts that almost seem like a brunch, and we were ready for another day of adventure!<\/p>\n

For today we had scheduled to meet one of the places I was most interested in, given my passion for orchids, and so it was\u2026 we arrived to paradise: the Botanic Gardens, which included the National Orchid Garden.<\/p>\n

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The beauty of this place is indescribable, the sensation of purity it transmits is so, but so great that for a moment my mind parted from my body.<\/p>\n

The Botanic Gardens was inaugurated in 1859, after a failed attempt in 1820. It occupies a giant area, really giant, a day is not enough to discover it, nor two or three by the way, moreover, we heard that many Singaporeans haven\u2019t completely discovered it yet, falling in love for a new spot at each visit.<\/p>\n

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It has an area of 74 hectares and works also as an important centre of plant\u2019s investigation and conservation. Keeping many of its original structures, it allows us to follow the evolution of the tropical botanic gardens created by the British colonizers.<\/p>\n

Bottom line, the Botanic Gardens makes us feel like we\u2019re in the middle of nature, while being on a giant metropolis, we are so surrounded with nature, lagoons, waterfalls, centennial trees and flowers that we forget we are in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.<\/p>\n

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The space is home of a primitive jungle but also of perfectly preserved gardens, including fountains and several sculptures that arise in the middle of the vegetation and make the space even more interesting.<\/p>\n

The locals tend to use the park for a walk, jog and take the kids to enjoy the best nature has to offer.<\/p>\n