Changi Airport repeatedly wins awards and this year with the giant waterfall opened in 2019 it is better than ever.
Even if all you do is collect your suitcase you see flowers and greenery everywhere. Giant palm trees stand over the banks of luggage trolleys. Grennery is apparently on the walls. (In most buildings the inodor and outdoor greenery is on a frame a foot away from the wall for easy of access, watering and maintenance.)
Tubs of plants are along the moving walkways or travelators. Greenery is along the edges of the carousel carrying your suitcase.
Changi Airport Interior. Trolleys and palm trees. Photo by Angela Lansbury.
Giant palm trees and a wall of greenery. High ceilings. Space. Abaundance of trolleys.
What to see:
The Waterfall In the Centre of Jewel Shopping Mall
Walk along indoors to Jewell Shopping mall. A giant waterfall about five storeys high. Actually it does down two basements. Feel the spray at the top amidst the greenery. Or dine beside it at the basement where it is encased in glass.
At night on the hour you can see a light and sound show on the waterfall. Free.
The waterfall in the centre of Jewel Shopping Mall, Changi airport, Singapore, at night.
Video by Angela Lansbury.
The Butterfly Garden
On two levels. A delight for children and adults. Huge butterlifes land beside you ready to be photographed on sliced tree trunk stumps, which I presume have some food to attract the butterlies, or are just a convenient flat resting place amid all the surrounding plants.
Butterfly Garden. Singapore's Changi Airport. Free.
On site hotel
Again an indoor walk through the airport to the hotel on one side of the elegant terminal. (Unlike the hotel at Warsaw where you have to drag your cases through a giant concrete floor car park.)
Sculptures.
Strategically placed statues are sccattered around with plaques explaining their significance.
Railway - The MRT
Walk through indoors and downstairs to the underground railway, called the MRT (Mass Rapid Transport). Only one stop away at Expo you find the station has two exits. One takes you to the Exhbititon centre. (Check out what's on.) the other exit is to a shopping mall. Right next to the exit are two bargain stores.
Daeso Bargains
The large supermarket style Daeso is a Japanese company where everything costs two dollars. nearby is another bargain basement store, value. I bought a cheap four wheel suitcases. they also sell hats and chocolate, toothpaste and lots more.
Daeso. Photo by Angela Lansbury.
Free Tour By Bus
If you have about five hours to spare in the daytime, and want a quick view of Singapore, you have time to queue up for the free two-hour bus tour and get back in time for your hour or two in advance check-in.
If you have several hours, take the train anyway. Several stations have attractive sculptures or murals reminding you where you are.
Free evening's entertainment:
Toastmasters Find-a-club.
Useful Websites
Singapore
visitsingapore.com
Singapore Airlines
Singapore.air.com
Airport
Wikipedia
Wikivoyage
Wikitravel
Tripadvisor
See other posts by Angela Lansbury on Singapore, learning Chinese (Mandarin) and more.
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
Even if all you do is collect your suitcase you see flowers and greenery everywhere. Giant palm trees stand over the banks of luggage trolleys. Grennery is apparently on the walls. (In most buildings the inodor and outdoor greenery is on a frame a foot away from the wall for easy of access, watering and maintenance.)
Tubs of plants are along the moving walkways or travelators. Greenery is along the edges of the carousel carrying your suitcase.
Changi Airport Interior. Trolleys and palm trees. Photo by Angela Lansbury.
Giant palm trees and a wall of greenery. High ceilings. Space. Abaundance of trolleys.
What to see:
The Waterfall In the Centre of Jewel Shopping Mall
Walk along indoors to Jewell Shopping mall. A giant waterfall about five storeys high. Actually it does down two basements. Feel the spray at the top amidst the greenery. Or dine beside it at the basement where it is encased in glass.
At night on the hour you can see a light and sound show on the waterfall. Free.
Video by Angela Lansbury.
The Butterfly Garden
On two levels. A delight for children and adults. Huge butterlifes land beside you ready to be photographed on sliced tree trunk stumps, which I presume have some food to attract the butterlies, or are just a convenient flat resting place amid all the surrounding plants.
Butterfly Garden. Singapore's Changi Airport. Free.
On site hotel
Again an indoor walk through the airport to the hotel on one side of the elegant terminal. (Unlike the hotel at Warsaw where you have to drag your cases through a giant concrete floor car park.)
Sculptures.
Strategically placed statues are sccattered around with plaques explaining their significance.
Railway - The MRT
Walk through indoors and downstairs to the underground railway, called the MRT (Mass Rapid Transport). Only one stop away at Expo you find the station has two exits. One takes you to the Exhbititon centre. (Check out what's on.) the other exit is to a shopping mall. Right next to the exit are two bargain stores.
Daeso Bargains
The large supermarket style Daeso is a Japanese company where everything costs two dollars. nearby is another bargain basement store, value. I bought a cheap four wheel suitcases. they also sell hats and chocolate, toothpaste and lots more.
Singapore flags on sale near the checkout at Daeso, Japanese Department store ner Changi Airport, Singapore. Photo by Angela Lansbury. copyright.
Daeso. Photo by Angela Lansbury.
Free Tour By Bus
If you have about five hours to spare in the daytime, and want a quick view of Singapore, you have time to queue up for the free two-hour bus tour and get back in time for your hour or two in advance check-in.
If you have several hours, take the train anyway. Several stations have attractive sculptures or murals reminding you where you are.
Free evening's entertainment:
Toastmasters Find-a-club.
Useful Websites
Singapore
visitsingapore.com
Singapore Airlines
Singapore.air.com
Airport
Wikipedia
Wikivoyage
Wikitravel
Tripadvisor
See other posts by Angela Lansbury on Singapore, learning Chinese (Mandarin) and more.
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. Please share links to your favourite posts.
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