On a side note, I remember chatting with a non-local in HKU and she asked me how our government built apartments looked like. That was a difficult question to answer, just because each of our estates were designed differently by various architects and across eras, which makes each estate unique on it's own.
Back to topic, I have always informed anyone who bothers to listen that my dream house would be located at Pinnacle@Duxton. Duxton is a small hill located off Chinatown, which is one of the housing estates nearest to the CBD areas. It is chosen as my dream house merely because it is the tallest public housing apartment in the world!
There are 7 apartment buildings forming Pinnacle@Duxton, which are connected by bridges to form two sky gardens. The sky garden located at the top (50th storey!!!) is opened to public and obviously I couldn't wait to make a visit there, now that I am on a holiday (like finally!)
At the ground level, where there is an area to showcase the design concepts used on the apartments.
The general public would need to advance to the ticketing machine located at the furthest block (Blk G) to pay the entrance fee of $5 using their own ez-link card. The card will be "registered" to be used for entering and exiting the premise later on.
Keppel Wharf and Sentosa Island on the left. Mount Faber straight ahead.
Chinatown
CBD
Rock climbing structure with the CBD as a backdrop.
Couldn't help but took a selfie from the top of the structure (*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)
Panorama view of the scenery and the sky garden.
Isn't the weather in Singapore so amazing?
The downpour over Sentosa Island looks melancholic while the other parts of Singapore is still bathed in sunny goodness.
The sky garden is huge and there's aplenty of benches and chairs to lounge around. Too bad food and drinks are not really allowed so picnic plans are out of the question. It would be advisable to visit during the evening hours when it is cooler and also to experience the city skyline in bright light and at night.
p.s. A good spot for dates ;D