A View of The Esplanade, Area Hotels, & the Singapore Flyer
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Date Night: Romantic River Cruise!
A View of The Esplanade, Area Hotels, & the Singapore Flyer
Friday, January 8, 2010
The National Orchid Garden
(Above & Below: Plumeria sp. 'Apocynaceae')
Above: Cattleya Hybrid; most orchids need to be supported by something else, so you will see "trees" like this and arbors to display the orchids.
(Above: The Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid Plant - explanation below)
(Above: Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid - S'pore National Flower)
Above: Nelson Mandela Orchid - for a very large price orchids can be named after someone; though in this case, I think it's quite an honor for a great man.
Above: I get to be surrounded by orchids for eternity. This "tunnel" has mirrors on both sides that enables you to take a picture and make it seem you are completely surrounded by beautiful flowers - forever!
Above: The yellow orchids hanging from these moss covered arbors were being hand-placed as I walked by.