Fountain-of-Wealth

13th March 2010 One of the things on our ‘must do’ list for Singapore was the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the National Orchid Garden so this was today’s destination. The Singapore Botanic Gardens are home to a great diversity of tropical plants set in verdant landscapes and covering a large area at the end of Orchard Road in the city. It is a tropical Eden, rich with 150 years of history, where time seems to stand still. A wonderful place away from the hustle and bustle of Singapore’s shopping streets, ideal for a rejeuvenating walk in a peaceful setting. ...

12th March 2010 The hotel that we’re staying at does provide breakfast, but since it’s very much a cereal and toast meal we’ve been missing our daily fruit fix. That changed this morning as we’ve discovered a fruit stall at our local food mall where we can get a large plate of mixed fruit so we can start the day right. After our fruity breakfast we had to go back to the Vietnamese embassy to collect our visas. This time we took the bus all the way there as we knew where we needed to go. We were a bit early so had a quick coffee in a local shop near the embassy. We were only in the embassy literally 5 minutes before emerging with our approved visas for a month in Vietnam. ...