The Days of a Silly and Ordinary Girl! :D

As the final part of the Gardens by the Bay series, I hereby present you with some of the photos from the Flower Dome. 

Remember from the last post, where I mentioned that "I was both in awe and in shame" when I revisited the Gardens by the Bay: Cloud Forest the next day after the anniversary? In that entry, I explained why I think it is really an AWEsome place, and I promised to elaborate why I was in SHAME through the next post. 

Honestly, I felt really shameful because I underestimated this cutting-edge structure to be nothing more than a luxurious glasshouse. I'd heard lots of recounts about it but I was still skeptical, not allowing myself to expect that much, and when I was arranging the itinerary, I spared only two hours for GBTB (short of Gardens by the Bay). I really thought that there wouldn't be much to see, and that I better spent more time at any other place. But, I have to admit, I was utterly WRONG. 

Let me tell you, so that you won't make the same mistakes I did: 

DO spare one full afternoon (or even more!) to fully enjoy and explore both the Cloud Forest and the Flower Dome! Oh, and the Supertree Groove as well!

I didn't check time at all while I was there, I just let myself completely lost in this lush and idyllic garden, (and artificial mountain as to mention the Cloud Forest), breathing in a lot of fresh air, getting closer to the nature, without being rushed by the tight schedule of itinerary and I realized how I loved travelling like that. So, guys, really, take your time while you are there. You'll see the beauty in a lot of corners there. Flowers in vibrant colors right and left, accompanied by fine works of art, it's really a joy to the eyes!

So, I revisited the Gardens by the Bay again at the daytime, just the next day after the previous Gardens by the Bay at Dusk and 5th Anniversary post, and this time I was both in awe and in shame. (As for "why in shame?", I'm gonna answer it in the next post! :P)

Why in awe? Because I'm deeply amazed by how perfect this man-made structure is, and it is constructed so well that it will be a TOTAL waste if you don't visit Gardens by the Bay when you're in Singapore. I mean you can see how much attention and effort they put into all the details, and even the cooling system that is totally environment-friendly, and how it is built with the pure purpose of conserving our mother nature, and it is also a place with all these information about the biodiversity and the Cloud Forest is really really COOL! Cool, both figuratively and literally. Yeah, I really mean it. (and, I do realize that I used a lot of "AND", I guess I'm just trying to fit all the great things in one sentence, I don't want it to be interrupted by "period" haha)

The several first photos are taken on my way to the Cloud Forest, I just like them so much, that I can't stop myself from not posting it, #sorrynotsorry #it'smybloganyway :P Keep scrolling if you want to see the Cloud Forest part directly!) 

So, here it is! Cloud Forest!

Once we enter the glass dome, we will be welcomed by this enormous waterfall that will leave you gasping in wonder... (yes, it did that to me, and to many other "squatting-as-low-as-you-can-to-fit-the-whole-waterfall-in-frame" people) and in chill, because I first thought that it would be very hot inside the dome under the blazing June sun, but I was completely wrong. It is comfortably refreshing indoor, thanks to the "eco-friendly" air-conditioning, and cool mist splashing out from the waterfall (don't worry, you won't get wet XD). It is said that the temperature is deliberately kept that way as to replicate the damp condition on tropical mountains which range from 3,000-9,000 feet above sea level (hence, the name CLOUD forest)

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Ah, when you have reached the end of the descent, you will also discover a lot of other flowers, vegetation, and even pieces of art displayed on the ground floor, surrounding the cloud forest. And,  don't forget to stop by its theater, that will educate you more about the global warming and climate change, (they have this very cool screen on the floor!) and also some other displays showcasing how the Gardens by the Bay's operational system works. They are really cool! *thumbs up!