One doesn't hear much about Singapore's urban greenery, but I find it one
of the more spectacular things here. Singapore is
fortunate to be at the equator and blessed with lush greenery. But in
making Singapore a world city, they could have easily de-emphasised
that. Instead they've beautifully incorporated that greenery
into so many aspects of the urbanity. By far the best of the cities I've
seen. One of the best parts of this design - forest walks that are at a
height above the ground so you can see the trees from a height.
Sometimes called canopy walks.
We went on one such today, a
zig-zag of an elegantly designed metal walkway that coursed through some
forested areas. At multiple points you have an option to get off the
walkway onto a hiking trail on the ground below.
Design in Singapore in general is truly of the highest standard.
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| The spectacular Hendersen Waves walkway |
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Epiphytes - plants growing on a tree. They're everywhere in Singapore
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