PHOTOGRAPHY, SINGAPORE HERITAGE

A weekend stroll through Singapore’s Botanic Gardens

Beautiful photographs from the first UNESCO Heritage Site in Singapore

The Tanglin Gate leading to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015. The gate is made of metal and has motifs inspired by a woody climber. Photograph by writer.

Strolling through Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay is something I do fairly regularly. I love the lush, green environment and the feel of “forest bathing” (of sorts). And I also have to admit that I especially love the air-conditioned parts of Gardens by the Bay.

However, I have not had time to visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens, something that I had wanted to do for some time.

Why? I wanted to walk outdoors.

So it came to pass that I spent a weekend morning strolling through Singapore’s Botanic Gardens at Cluny Road, near our famous shopping district, Orchard Road.

(Personally, I would strongly advise going anywhere outdoors in the morning or evening in Singapore, because only the very bravest of heroes, unsuspecting tourists, or those who want a good, solid, golden-brown tan dare to walk about anywhere outdoors in Singapore in the afternoon on a hot and sunny day.

But this is just my personal advice for kind consideration.)

During my leisurely stroll, I took some beautiful pictures.

I usually let the photographs I took “do the talking”, rather than hazard an uninformed commentary, as I am not an expert on flora and fauna.

However, I do hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed taking them. Thank you for viewing them and cheers!

The Swan Lake Gazebo, a Victorian-era, cast-iron shelter, was quite nice to sit at. It was built in the 1850s and was moved from place to place till it came here. Photograph by writer.

One view of the beautiful Swan Lake at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Photograph by writer.

Another view, this time with the view of the beautiful sky as well. I like this shot I took very much, especially since I used a particular technique that I learnt to get this result (that captures more of the sky). Photograph by writer.