Singapore - To Do 14/15Aug21 Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve (Migratory Bird Trail & Coastal Trail)

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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Opens 7am-7pm

The entire area of Sungei Buloh essentially consist of two major nature walks. These are namely the Migratory Bird Trail (1950m) at the Wetland Center, and the Coastal Trail (1300m) at the Visitor Center. There are some shorter sub routes in between which do integrate into one another

Getting here is relatively easy with the near hourly free shuttle bus services to and fro Kranji MRT station to the respective centres and additionally the Kranji Marshes. There is limited parking available at both sites and get filled up on the weekends.

(Migratory Bird Trail)

The track maybe just under two kilometers but from Parking point to the end, it was an additional 1km. 

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*Observing the Water Hen forage for food from a distance*

Easy routing which I must say is relatively stroller friendly. Most of the path were compact sand with a side more granite based. 

*Whats left of the old bridge*

*There are several nice look out points for bird watches and views of the straits*

*Aerial view from the lookout point*

*Hideout for bird watchers*

Pretty enjoyable for the first 30% of the route. From the visitor center to crossing over the bridge and a bit of the pathway. Apart from the coastal views, after a while the route around got a little monotonous, especially with the lack of path crossing wild life. This could be due to the higher human traffic on the weekends.

That said, we still did catch a good share of animal sightings on this journey. 

*Massive Crocodile swimming away*

*Archer Fishes*

*Water Hen*

Good for the front part of it, after that it transited to just completing the route. One maybe more interested in Pasir Ris Mangrove Board Walk for a varied experience of a shorter routing.

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Coastal Trail (Partially Reviewed)

*Crocodiles basking in the distance*

  *Nice water feature with stepping stone to get in amongst nature*

We only managed to cover a bit of the Coastal Trail on accident and will return to finish the whole thing on another visit.

Some of the minor routes and attractions covered. These were the Little Heron Deck which is essentially a nature inspired and immersive playground for kids which they thoroughly enjoyed, along with the Mid Canopy Walk which a was a fun mid tiered bridge. 

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Singapore - To Do 10Aug21 (Thomson Nature Park)

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Thomson Nature Park

 Opening Hours 7am-7pm

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Thomson Nature Park was beautiful. The trails were easy to navigate, with a little challenge coming from the undulating terrain. The grounds were relatively even and maintained elements of its rustic past, with informative historical boards.

Each of the routes were about 1.50km and kinda overlapped each other which worked out  quite nicely to explore the once bustling Hainan Village.

*The old houses that used to stand in the area*

*Enjoying the air roots from the great Banyan Tree in the early morning*

*Beautiful root structures*

 

*Public toilet located in the background*

There's a beautiful main entrance and clean public toilet at the entrance with water cooler. Strollers however are not allowed within this nature park.
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*Thou they called it a Rambutan path, most of the fully laden rambutan trees were found else where.*

Excellent walk about which offered a look into the past. The range of flora and fauna had a nice variety and was laden with history. Will have to return another time to fully absorb history of the past. Highly recommended for some undulating challenge.

You might be interested in these other two parks located one after the other.
Lower Pierce (2.8km away) for its beautiful boardwalk

and Windsor Nature Park which is located 3.7km down the road. Windsor has a very different vibe, immersive walkabout routes and plenty of wildlife to see. Further bonuses were the occasional wild rambutan to pick up.

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Singapore - To Do 09Aug21 (Coney Island East Entrance)

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Coney Island East Entrance

*Even the sign has seen better days*

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East is least, west is best. This statement for air navigation holds true even for the Coney Island. The only highlights were probably the remote car racing group enthusiast that meet at the entrance and crossing the Serangoon Reservoir Dam.

We took the inland routing which didn't offer much visually interesting or challenging terrain. The long stretches were better suited for cyclist and runners.Also to note, that a huge central core of it is under construction to make way for the new Outward Bound School.

Stick to the West Entrance which is less challenging, offers diverse views of the surrounding coastline and an immersive exploration of the flora. Look out for the relatively opportunistic monkeys waiting at the entrance. (Visited but yet to blog down)

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*More interesting and picturesque Serangoon Dam*

*Remote Car Racing Enthusiast group. Click on Lor Halus Wetlands for more*

You might be interested in Lor Halus Wetlands, located a short walk away from the east entrance, for a more engaging, educational and historic walk. The place explores the relationship of nature and water filtration.

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Singapore - To Do 08Aug21 (National Day 21 Bras Basah lightup)

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National Day 2021
Bras Basah Area Light-up
01-31st Aug 730pm to Midnight

*Cycling Map for 2021 from Straits Times*

This is an odd year. Singapore went into heightened alert once again and as such, Singapore had shifted the nation's birthday celebrations to 21Aug21.

Total route covering five (six if one counts The Cathay from a distance) out of the seven light up points took about 1hour and covered approximately 2km.
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National Museum of Singapore

 

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Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

National Design Centre

 

Stamford Arts Centre

Objectifs - Centre for Photography and Film

Apart from the National Museum honestly the rest lacked luster. Only the National Museum had color projections which really brought the whole place to life. If you only had time to see one of the projections, the National Museum would be it.

Last year's National Gallery 2020 light up was more impressive largely due to its iconic location at the Padang, the Singapore skyline and its impressive scale.

*Art work projection on the building*

Seemingly an annual event. Will see what changes are made to next year's light up.