Imagine a boat on top of three buildings, almost like it "landed" there.
Imagine one of the most beautiful swimming pool in the world.
Welcome to Marina Bay Sands.
We were told it's an S$8b resort and apparently it's full almost all year long.
We started by the Merlion park, which is opposite the water to the "boat".
"The Merlion, is Singapore’s tourism icon, is a creature with a lion’s head and the body of a fish. The "Singa" or lion represents the animal that a Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion, and the fish is a tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek", the ancient sea town."
What's really worth the trip is on the other side of the water: the hotel and its boat up there.
Look at this!
Where did the architect get this idea? and even more importantly, how many engineers were needed to make sure this crazy idea holds.
I'm not sure I want to know how it feels to stand there on top of the void.
We stayed there for a while, trying to find the right way to capture this monster. In the meantime the sun came down, slowly and we enjoyed the reflection of the sunset on the building.
At some point of time, something changed in the background behind the hotel. The cloud became bigger, darker and thunderstorm started. We were in the first row and could see the lightning striking. I tried but didn't manage to get a picture of the lightning. I guess I was not patient enough to hold the camera ready to shoot for 5-10min until lightning would strike... assuming that I would have been fast enough to capture it.
I'm happy though that the thunderstorm kindly stayed behind the Marina Bay and never reached us, i.e. we stayed dry.
At 8pm, out of nowhere a light show started around the hotel. With the rest of the crowd we watched the lights and laser. The show was nice but not a reason to wait for it. If you happen to be around, stay for it. If not, it's not a big loss.
Imagine one of the most beautiful swimming pool in the world.
Welcome to Marina Bay Sands.
We were told it's an S$8b resort and apparently it's full almost all year long.
We started by the Merlion park, which is opposite the water to the "boat".
"The Merlion, is Singapore’s tourism icon, is a creature with a lion’s head and the body of a fish. The "Singa" or lion represents the animal that a Sumatran prince saw which resembled a lion, and the fish is a tribute to Singapore's history as "Temasek", the ancient sea town."
What's really worth the trip is on the other side of the water: the hotel and its boat up there.
Where did the architect get this idea? and even more importantly, how many engineers were needed to make sure this crazy idea holds.
I'm not sure I want to know how it feels to stand there on top of the void.
I'm happy though that the thunderstorm kindly stayed behind the Marina Bay and never reached us, i.e. we stayed dry.
At 8pm, out of nowhere a light show started around the hotel. With the rest of the crowd we watched the lights and laser. The show was nice but not a reason to wait for it. If you happen to be around, stay for it. If not, it's not a big loss.
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