Local scenic spots...rediscovered

View from Kent Ridge Park elevated boardwalk

Bright multicoloured plantation, interrupted by a meandering paved road devoid of people... this is not a place one will associate with Singapore. 

There are nature parks and avenues, which still retain their "wild" spirits. To enjoy the scenery, it is best to visit these places in early morning, before the hot and humid weather set in!

Another view from Kent Ridge elevated boardwalk

With travel restrictions being imposed by many countries during COVID pandemic, local scenic spots have been "rediscovered" by various adventurous people...

Wishing bells on "mountain peak"...@ Farber Hills Park

Icons of Singapore - Merlion and Reflection @ Keppel

Farber Hill Park

Farber Hill Park

Even National Stadium is worth exploring as well.

Overhead bridge leading to National Stadium

Level 3, National Stadium, with tracks for skateboading, jogging

View from National Stadium level 3 plaza

"Tented" Indoor stadium in the distant

 

Sungai Buloh Wetland Reserve... 2nd Visit

After visiting Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, and doing a short 2km walk there, we drove to explore Sungai Buloh Wetland Reserve.

There were many avid photographers in the Wetland Reserve, carrying gigantic camera lenses for bird photography.

When I was there during Chinese New Year (around Feb), there was not many birds around. This time, it was slightly different.. there were more birds around. I was unable to take close up photos of those birds because I only carried with me wide lens with me that day.

I was particularly impressed with the boardwalk/bridge covering the perimeter of the wetland reserve.

walking along the trail

hide for bird watching

Mangrove trees

A pond in the park

The Mangrove Boardwalk - just before exiting the visiting centre. Don't miss the boardwalk... the scenary is equally interesting here!

Ulu Sembawang Park Connector... the scenic spot

Ulu Sembawang Park Connector was renowned for its scenic morning misty look (during sunrise). People will gather around the scenic grass field in the early morning, taking snapshots of place and posting them on social media to woo their followers.

The place is accessible from Woodland MRT station, which was apparently about 20 min walking distance away. Many people cycle to the place. There was no official parking lot nearby - people with cars will park their car along the road side, at the terminal end of Lor Lada Hitam (which form a small circus for cars to U-turn back).

We finally visited the spot in the early morning, reaching there around 7.30am (probably around 5-10 min after sunrise). However, there was not much of mist in the field on that day. Nevertheless, we still managed to take some photos of the place.

The faint mist in the distant background

Pedestrian trail /cycling track

Will definitely try to visit the place again ... hopefully to capture the mystic/mistic look of the grass field.

Some are more equal than others

 

It's a fact of life that some people are more equal than others.

While many toiled around the clock to complete manual tasks assigned, the lucky one still could find time browsing leisurely at mobile phone!