Marina Bay, Singapore

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Why we came to the Marina Bay Sands Hotel, was so we could go right up the top of the building to the Sky Park. The gravity-defying cantilever is one of the largest of its kind in the world, and can hold up to 3900 people.
We couldn't go anywhere on the deck, as three parts of the Sky Deck is closed for Tourist's, and just available for Hotel Guest's. Swimming pools and Palm Tree's right on the 57th floor! We were on the viewing platform at the end.

One word for the view FANTASTIC!

What could we see...............Everything!
I really would like to come back some time in the future, as we could see the new garden area "Garden's on the Bay" being built on the reclaimed land.

Expect to see, Clifford Pier, Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands casino, The Shop's at Marina Bay Sands, Cricket Club, Merlion, Old & New Supreme court building's, Theatre's,
Event Plaza, Crystal Pavillions, City Hall, Esplanade, Marina Bay Sands Museum, St. Andrews Cathedral, Float @ Marina Bay, Helix Bridge, Singapore River, F-1 pit building and race track, Nicoll Highway, Little India, Benjamin Sheares Bridge, Marina Barrage, East Coast Parkway and Changi Airport Control Tower, Kusu island, Sentosa, Batam island (Indonesia)and the busy Singapore Port.

We had trouble finding where to purchase the ticket's, so I will explain now.

You have to buy from the box office located at Basement 1, on the day you wish to visit the Sky Park.
To reach basement 1, proceed outside Hotel Tower 3 in the Porte Cochere area – off Bayfront Avenue, and go down the escalator.

ADMISSION IN 2011.............
Adults...$19.00s.......Children..2-12years....$13.00s

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The Marina Bay Sands Hotel we had watched being built on the Television Show, "Mighty Megastructure's." A world wide show, you may have seen it too!

The show told the incredible stories behind the engineering and design of the Marina Bay Sands resort and casino in Singapore. We heard about experiences from engineers and designers, and the challenges they met putting this building together. The Hotel is built on reclaimed land.

Now, it is finished, and was opened in April, 2010

The building comprises of three 55 storey towers, that are connected with a one hectare roof sky park offering 360-degree views of Singapore’s skyline and featuring beautifully sculptured gardens, restaurants and a swimming pool.

It was an engineering feat, even to putting the messy ball of wire sculpture in place in the Hotel foyer area. We saw them doing that on Television, and now, we have seen the whole complex for real!

Inside, it is very smart. There are umpteen Restaurant's, Cafe's, Bar's, Shop's, Theatre's and much more. There even was a quartet playing some soothing music as we walked through the door.

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This building is amazing!
I didn't go inside, but I did want to view this building from the outside!

Have a look at it..........

It has 10 'finger's,' with the tallest being 60metres high. Each finger reveals different gallery spaces featuring skylights at the “fingertips” that illuminate the curved interior walls.
The Museum’s dish-like roof, collects water, and this runs down through the central atrium, making a water drop into a huge lily pond or reflecting pool.

Looking at it, it could be a giant Lotus flower, or a giant hand, and because of this, it is known as
'The Welcoming Hand of Singapore”

The Art Science Museum hold's permanent and touring international exhibition's.

What an amazing piece of architecture!

OPEN....10AM TO 10PM DAILY

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A mist walk, how nice was this on a stinking hot, Singapore day!

This is at Marina Bay Esplanade area too. First of all, we saw the dancing fountains popping up and down in the concrete square's. Sometimes the were big, sometimes little, good for the children who were there having fun trying to dodge them, a good idea on a hot day.

The other part, was the "Mist Walk." This is stainless steel piping that weaves its way along a 300 metre stretch of the promenade. Fine, misty water descends upon you, and cool's you down.
It is designed to monitor the ambient temperature, relative humidity and movement of people along the Walk.

The new Marina Bay City Gallery is located by the waterfront along Marina Boulevard.

It was FREE ENTRY so I went inside for a look. There are many interactive exhibit's and a large-scale model of Marina Bay and touch screen's which tell you about the new Marina area.

Exhibition's are held here for a limited time, before a new one takes it's place.

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Marina Bay had many point's of interest!

We saw more! Along the waterfront Esplanade was a row of cute bright Yellow Lion's, and in-between each, a seat. Problem was, Singapore is nearly always hot, and the day we were there was no exception! All the seat's were in the full Sun, and they would have been extremely hot to sit on!

A little further, and there was a sculpture, which to me looked like a Tree trunk that had been cut.
It was named "A World United" by Huang Lifan, and was a 4m high and 1.5m wide red stainless steel sculpture, depicting sportsmen engaging in the 26 sports of the Youth organized Game's.
I was way off!

It illustrates the unifying spirit of peace and sport, and symbolises mutual respect of cultures shared through sport.

The other one was a Tree named "Breathe" by Edwin Cheong.
What does it do?....... Captures wind by day and translates this energy into tiny lights at night, thus reminding us of the self-sustaining nature of our environment. The tallest Tree is 10 metres in height, with the branches of each tree made up of olive leaf-shaped cups that represent the nations of the world.

"Breathe" symbolises the peace and environmental consciousness shared by these nations and their united spirit for a truly sustainable global environment.

The photo explains what the World United is representing

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The Olympic Walk we came across as we walked around Marina Bay Water Promenade.

It was built to mark the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. There were many Palm Tree's, and we happened to notice a Plague by each one of them. Each Palm was dedicated to every one of the National Olympic Committee's that took part in the Games. The Plague's were designed by students from schools paired with each of the NOCs, as part of the Friends@YOG programme.

IOC President Jacques Rogge planted a Tree during the tree dedication ceremony at the Olympic Walk on 13 August 2010

The trees stand as a "symbol of international friendship and respect."

There isn't much shade around here, so it's pretty hot as you have to walk on paving.

Yes, it is called Wonder Full, by the creators of what is claimed to be Southeast Asia's largest light and water show. And indeed, for 13 minutes and when the weather is fine (not raining!), one can become like a small child again. There is nothing so exciting about the images that they show -- it's about a lot of kids, and then some musicians -- but what's interesting is the visual effects that are brought about by a mix of technologies -- interweaving lasers, LEDs, video projectors, and giant water fountains, all against the spectacular backdrop of Singapore's skyline at night. The show is free -- one cannot miss it if within and a little beyond the Marina Sands, and is shown every night, at 8 pm and again, 930 pm. Check the video I uploaded on my webpage for the sampler I took one lovely night a few weeks ago.