We visited Singapore in June to conduct a Conference.  We had been there several times before, and it is always a nice place to visit.

Singapore is quite prosperous and each time we visit we find a new attraction has opened.  This time we visited the newly completed Gardens by the Bay, which includes several Conservatories, each highlighting a different climatic zone.  Here we are above the world’s tallest indoor waterfall in the Cloud Forest Conservatory.

The Gardens by the Bay has groves of “Supertrees”.  These are a concrete core with steel trunk, planting panels and canopies.  Various plant species are growing on the planting panels, and most have canopies embedded with environmentally sustainable functions such as photovoltaic power generation, rainwater capture and air exhausts.

We had lots of opportunities to relax with our friends, in this picture from Turkey and Japan.

Here we are at the Merlion, symbol of Singapore. 

Here are Paula and her “soldiers”. 

Here is the view of downtown Singapore from the Singapore Flyer, the world’s tallest Ferris Wheel 

Karaoke is a tradition at these Conferences and Paula is an active participant.  This song has participants from Malaysia, England, United States, Japan, Thailand and India.

This song has participants from  India, Japan, United States, Vietnam, Spain and The Netherlands.

Here we are relaxing on the Dragon Boat harbor cruise with friends from Ireland and New Zealand. 

We visited Japan in June for meetings and preparation for upcoming Users’ Conferences.  While there we had a chance to visit old friends in Tokyo.

We also seem to have a new culinary experience each time we visit Japan.  This time it was little sand crabs, served at the Takasago canteen.  This was something new for our Japanese hosts, too.