Day 3 July 14th We visit the Singapore Botanic Garden.

Day 3 July 14th We visit the Singapore Botanic Garden.
We left the hotel at 8am. The main interest at the gardens for me would be the display of orchids. After a short 10 minute bus ride we arrived at the Gardens. It was out with the umbrellas as the rain had been falling for hours. I guess that is why Singapore is so green. The green grass was the first thing I saw through the window of the plane as we landed.
The gardens have over 1000 species and 2000 hybrids in its collection. I saw no cymbidiums. They were the tropical orchids that are the most expensive in NZ. They were planted amongst large trees with over 800 bromeliads. I was interested in several water fountains one of which I will use as a model for my garden.
Also in the gardens was an Evolution Garden where we saw trees purported to be the descendants of trees growing millions of years ago.
For the rest of the day we explored the shops.