Gardens By The Bay 海滨湾花园

2024年4月21日，星期日，新加坡越南之旅第二天 April 21, 2024, Sunday, Day 2 of the Singapore-Vietnam Trip

昨天晚上忘了为今天准备早餐，于是第一次在一家餐厅享用了一顿相对昂贵的早餐！上午，我们步行了30多分钟前往著名的滨海湾花园。在途中，意外发现了一条地下通道，这让我们避免了大部分路程中的酷热。滨海湾花园是新加坡的一个标志性城市花园，始建于2006年，并于2012年正式向公众开放。花园的主要亮点包括两个巨大的温室——花穹和云雾林，以及被称为“超级树”的一系列高达50米的立体花园。虽然在花园内游逛是免费的，但炎热潮湿的天气很快就让我们汗流浃背，也迫使我们放弃了原计划中在空中行走道上行走的想法。最后，我们在滨海湾金沙酒店前的会展中心美食中心吃了简单的午餐。

We forgot to pickup some pastries for this morning’s breakfast last night, so for the first time, we enjoyed a rare, relatively expensive breakfast at a restaurant! After breakfast, we walked for more than 30 minutes to the famous Gardens by the Bay. Along the way, we unexpectedly discovered an underground passage, which allowed us to avoid the scorching heat for most of the journey.

Gardens by the Bay is an iconic urban garden in Singapore, which began construction in 2006 and officially opened to the public in 2012. The main highlights of the garden include two massive greenhouses – the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest, as well as a series of 50-meter-tall vertical gardens known as “Supertrees.” Although strolling in the garden is free, the hot and humid weather quickly had us drenched in sweat, forcing us to give up our original plan of walking on the OCBC Skyway. In the end, we had a simple lunch at the food court in the convention center in front of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel.

这两份早餐一共花费39新加坡元！可以在槟城吃一顿丰盛的晚餐了 – We shared a breakfast at a cost of 39 Singapore dollars! That could buy a sumptuous dinner in Penang.

在进入左边的狭窄的地下通道后，打开一扇门，突然间，右边的宽敞的通道出现在了眼前 – After entering a narrow underground passage on the left and opening a door, suddenly, the spacious passageway on the right appeared before our eyes.

滨海湾金沙酒店的内部 – Inside the Sands Hotel

滨海湾金沙酒店前面的会展中心，那个圆形的地面是在滚动的动画，看起来很眼晕 – In front of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel is the convention center. The circular floor features a rolling animation that looks quite dizzying.

You can see the Merlion in the distance

在槟城时，我已经预定了今晚6点在滨海湾金沙空中花园观景台的门票，并且幸运地抢到了最后一张带香槟和巧克力的观日落票。意外地，却又意料之中的，下午5点多，天空开始打雷闪电，正当我们坐上Grab前往空中花园观景台时，大雨倾盆而下。到达观景台后，工作人员告知我们由于闪电，今天的观景台暂时关闭。不过，他们不仅全额退还了门票费用，还额外赠送了我们两张不限时间的入场票，这又是个意外的惊喜。

晚饭后，我们去观看了滨海湾花园的奏光影秀，超级树用五彩斑斓的灯光进行了精彩的表演，这场景色非常值得一看。夜晚的超级树比白天更加迷人，展现了不同的魅力。

While in Penang, we booked the tickets for the observation deck at the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark for 6 p.m. tonight. We were lucky enough to snag the last two tickets that included champagne and chocolate for watching the sunset. But predictably, yet somewhat expectedly, around 5 p.m., the sky started thundering and lightning. Just as we got into a Grab to head to the SkyPark, heavy rain began pouring down. Upon arriving, the staff informed us that due to the lightning, the observation deck was temporarily closed. However, they not only fully refunded the ticket, but also gave us two free tickets with no time restrictions, which was another unexpected surprise. So we will try again tomorrow, this time for free!

After dinner, we went to watch the light and sound show at Gardens by the Bay. The Supertrees put on a spectacular performance with colorful lights and popular songs of yesteryear, and the whole show was very much worth experiencing. The Supertrees at night are even more enchanting than during the day, displaying a different kind of spectacular charm.

今天我们两个人各走了将近23,000步，还是在炎热潮湿的天气下，可以给自己一只小红花。直到晚上10点多，我们回到酒店，终于可以说一声晚安了。

Today, we walked nearly 23,000 steps, in the hot and humid Singapore weather. We can give ourselves a little red flower. It was after 10 p.m. when we returned to the hotel and could finally say good night.