Today we found the courage to get out of the house despite the heat (and the exhaustion) and took a taxi to Mount Faber.
"One of the oldest parks in Singapore, Mount Faber Park is a popular tourist destination. From this park, you can take a cable car to Sentosa Island or enjoy the panoramic view of the southern part of Singapore and the southern islands."
That's how the park is described. We should have known that if it is a popular tourist destination it cannot be good.
Mount Faber is 105m high and that's pretty high for Singapore. This "hill" is as good as a "mountain" in Singapore. In theory it should offer indeed a nice view on the sea and the city.
Except, all around the view point, there are trees. Full size trees. Trees that are so tall that you cannot see anything beyond them.
So when you are standing at the view point in the direction that's indicated as "Bangkok", the only thing in that direction: trees.
Same for the full 360 degrees of the hill. Except for a small portion that offers an amazing view on... HDBs.
While it was good to get out of the house, the absence of any view (not even asking for a great view there) made it not worth the sweat or the mosquito bites.
Next time we will try something less touristic and maybe get luckier.
PS: Mount Faber park is also the first "not kid friendly" place we've been in Singapore. The park is full of steps to take you up and down the hill. Rarely a ramp available wich makes it hard to walk around when you have to carry the stroller every five minutes.
"One of the oldest parks in Singapore, Mount Faber Park is a popular tourist destination. From this park, you can take a cable car to Sentosa Island or enjoy the panoramic view of the southern part of Singapore and the southern islands."
That's how the park is described. We should have known that if it is a popular tourist destination it cannot be good.
Mount Faber is 105m high and that's pretty high for Singapore. This "hill" is as good as a "mountain" in Singapore. In theory it should offer indeed a nice view on the sea and the city.
Except, all around the view point, there are trees. Full size trees. Trees that are so tall that you cannot see anything beyond them.
So when you are standing at the view point in the direction that's indicated as "Bangkok", the only thing in that direction: trees.
Same for the full 360 degrees of the hill. Except for a small portion that offers an amazing view on... HDBs.
While it was good to get out of the house, the absence of any view (not even asking for a great view there) made it not worth the sweat or the mosquito bites.
Next time we will try something less touristic and maybe get luckier.
PS: Mount Faber park is also the first "not kid friendly" place we've been in Singapore. The park is full of steps to take you up and down the hill. Rarely a ramp available wich makes it hard to walk around when you have to carry the stroller every five minutes.
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