Last Tuesday (July 29), my wife and I visited the Singapore Garden Festival. It was a last minute decision. Normally, we would not have attended such event as we dislike crowded places in Singapore. But alas, a friend gave us two complimentary tickets for the event and it would be a waste not to use them. So, I decided to take leave and attend the event on a week day. And to avoid the hassle of driving into the city and paying exorbitant parking charges, we park-and-ride.
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Whilst there were certainly a lot of flowers on display and many of the visitors seemed excited with the wide array of floral displays, my wife and I did not feel particularly thrilled. Somehow, we felt that the displays were too artificial and the “wow” factor was missing. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the day out, more for the leisurely time we spent together - in a relaxing and cool environment. We also managed to catch a cooking demo, strolled around Suntec City mall, and snacked on our favorite roast duck in Raffles City.
Whilst there were certainly a lot of flowers on display and many of the visitors seemed excited with the wide array of floral displays, my wife and I did not feel particularly thrilled. Somehow, we felt that the displays were too artificial and the “wow” factor was missing. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the day out, more for the leisurely time we spent together - in a relaxing and cool environment. We also managed to catch a cooking demo, strolled around Suntec City mall, and snacked on our favorite roast duck in Raffles City. 
The biennial garden and floral event was held at Suntec City from July 25 to August 1. I read from the local newspaper that the event, which claimed to be the only garden show in the world to gather international and local award-wining garden and floral designers to showcase their garden and floral creations under one roof, attracted close to 300,000 visitors.
Below are some photos we took at the event. You can see that I didn't take that many shots as I wasn't terribly excited with most displays. Also, the dim lighting in the convention hall did not facilitate good photo taking.
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