One of the places that we really enjoyed during our trip was the Singapore Botanic Gardens.  We almost missed the visit to the gardens due to the rain.  Thankfully, the sky cleared up later in the morning and we took off immediately.  I have to say the trip was a last minute decision as it was on the very day that we were due to fly back to Perth (our flight was in the evening).

I have not been to the botanic gardens for a very long time.  I was so impressed with the tidiness and cleanliness of the whole area.  Workers could be spotted all over the park doing maintenance work.  Their hard work has really paid off.

So very green every where. I love the lush surroundings!

The boys were complaining about the heat and humidity for most part of the walk UNTIL we reached the “Swan Lake”.  The father fed the fish in the lake with pieces of broken biscuits, and the boys wanted to have a go at it too. This has attracted the swans, turtles and more fish to swim towards us.  As the swans made their way nearer to us, the boys got more and more excited.  For an instant, they have forgotten their sweaty heads. 🙂

The boys feeding the swans.

We did not manage to visit all parts of the gardens mainly due to time as well as the boys being tired from the walking. However, our brief visit has given us such good impression that we have decided to visit the botanic garden again when we are in Singapore next.

Calvin kept bugging me to let him take a picture with the camera. I was reluctant but in the end, I let him have a try.  This is what he has captured :

Not bad, eh?  The boy was pretty proud of himself!

It was really good to be able to spend some good quality time with the family — just the 4 of us at the garden before we left Singapore.  It was a very good end to our trip.