Hort Park

Time for nature.



Here's a wiki link to Hort Park.


Spent about 1.5 hours or so at the park at a leisurely pace, taking photos and stuffs. There was a group of girls taking their graduation pic there as well. Other visitors are mostly families, or photography buffs.








Besides plants, there are other areas of interests as well.. eg. landscape.


pond


fishes


lawn


wall


It was drizzling slightly, so explored indoors.


restaurant view overlooking the garden


indoor potted plants


garden benches for sale


After the sky had cleared a little, we ventured outdoors again.




various pots at outdoor garden


tin man in the garden




only accessible via guided tour...


something for the kids


big garden with large trees and carpet grass...


pond with sprinkler


koi fish


lotus flower


dragonfly




ants


outdoor plant walls


23 hectares of land to explore...


such a big place, need an alternative mode of transportation besides walking...

Nice place to visit, if you're into horticulture.

Hort Park, Southern Ridges, Henderson Waves, Mt Faber Park... tis ain't no walk in the park

A friend suggested a visit to Hort Park. Haven't visited before, so why not. After all, I wouldn't miss any photo taking opportunities...

Me: "So how do we get there?"
YT: "Take bus #197 from Jurong East Interchange"
Me: "Ok."

So we went to JE, and took that particular bus. After 15 minutes...

Me: "You know where to stop... right?"
YT: "Should be..."
Me: "..."

Suddenly..

YT: "Let's stop at the next stop."
Me looks around and sees, "Queensway Shopping Centre".
Me: "I don't think there's any park nearby Queensway Shopping Centre...."

Anyway, we alighted somewhere near Queensway Shopping and Ikea, and had to walk to Hort Park... towards Hyderabad Road.. where ever that is...

But first, we had to climb overhead bridge and cross the road 'coz we were at the wrong side. At the bridge, I saw this:


lifelike sculpture of soldiers at some old building


Then we had to cut through some HDB blocks to get towards the other part of the highway. Passed by some old school shops which included a shop selling rattan furniture, some bakeries and some coffeeshops...


rattan furnitures


Past the HDB buildings, past the AIA building, across the road, walk and walk..




finally...


It's 10-15 minutes walk, if you happen to alight at where we alighted. Otherwise, here are the correct bus number that stops very near the park.




still need to cross the bridge


probably another 100-200 m away..




yay, reached!