After Gardens by the Bay, we walked on to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and ascended the 56 floors to the Skypark. The Skypark is the ship-like bit of the quadrilithon, several hundreds of feet long. The infinity pool is open only to hotel guests. The plan was to hang around, enjoying the views, to down a Sling, awaiting sunset, and then also to enjoy the views by night. It's quite an experience. If you're concerned about heights, you might want to pass on this one.
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| Thus |
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| View from below |
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| Imagine paying $400 a night and having to stand in line to check in.... |
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| And we're there |
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| Thus |
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| Back toward a bit of the city, Singapore Flyer and the huge stadium in view |
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| Gardens by the Bay, two domes, Super Trees, etc. |
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Ships parked out on the sea; Singapore's one of the world's largest ports;
trans-shipping is very big, as is refining oil |
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| Sun setting behind financial district |
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| The Merlion, one of Singapore's symbols; from 56 floors up |
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Other side of the bay (which is actually a reservoir), the Durians, Singapore's
municipal theater and concert hall (closer up they have the same pointy surface
as a durian) |
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As darkness falls, the eggie-type things, off in a pond by themselves, come to
life, changing colors; we'll see more of them later) |
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| Pretty soon, everything is lit up |
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| And then the Super Tree show comes on |
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| The changing color thing is a bit of the Asian aesthetic I've yet to understand |
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Marina Bay Shoppes below, financial district in the background; it's New Year's
Eve, and the fireworks don't occur until midnight, too late for us |
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At first I thought this was the power-parking area outside the hotel; no, it's just
the rent-a-thrill shop; not surprisingly, I saw more exotics in Singapore than
anywhere else I've been; except Silicon Valley, of course |
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