Singapore (March 16)

This was our last day in Singapore, ending with the beginning of our flight home. We decided to spend the morning at the Gardens by the Sea.

Our first landmark was the Marina Sands. 

To get there, we crossed the Helix Bridge.

 We passed the ArtScience Museum.

Across Marina Bay was the icon of Singapore - Merlion - at the entrance to the Singapore River.

At the Marina Bay Sands shopping mall, we ascended to the roof, descending on the far side of the building.

 We passed through the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.

Coming out the other side, we had a clear view of the Singapore Flyer.

We crossed Sheares Avenue on a footbridge and entered Gardens by the Sea.

During our last time in Singapore we had visited the Flower Dome, so this time we went into the Cloud Forest.  Both are touted as the largest column-free greenhouses in the world.

Is it real or is it Lego?

Back outside, among the 'trees', we decided to return to the hotel.

We passed back through the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, then watched the boats moving along in the 'channel' running the lower level of the mall. 

 

 We arrived at the hotel, admiring the statute in this elevator foyer.

Rather than go to the effort of ferreting out a different restaurant, we returned to Dolce Vita where we had a pleasant and leisurely lunch on the shaded deck. 

We collected our luggage, checked out and rendezvoused with the car ordered to take us to the airport.  The car they sent was too small, even though we had warned the service provider that we had a lot of luggage.  A bigger car not being available, Pam & I rode to the airport in separate cars, each of us chaperoning some of our luggage. 

During check-in at the Emirates Airline counter, we spotted a great mobile - Kinetic Rain.  It was mesmerizing, perhaps intended to tranquilize passengers such as ourselves about to set out a long flight.