And no, it wasn’t like visiting the 7th circle of hell.
Singapore’s Changi airport is an interesting place, but most of the time we are hurrying to catch a flight, or hurrying to get into the city so we don’t get a good look at it. However, a few years back a new part of the airport complex was finished. It is called the Jewel, and it is an entertainment complex.
Long stretches of moving sidewalks connect terminals 2 and 3 to the Jewel, and you can see the dome shape of it glittering in the sun. It is sort of shaped like a big sports arena, with a concourse around each level filled with shops and restaurants, and in the middle – well, there is this:
Yes, that is an enormous 40 metre waterfall that falls through an infinity edge pool. And yes, there is a jungle, a forest in there.
Lots of details over here Changi Jewel. All this for a mere S$1.7billion! On average 300,000 people a day go through the Jewel. A huge percentage of them are pulling suitcases behind them…..
There are five stories above ground and five below. You can check in for your flight and deposit your luggage for transfer to your plane.
On the top level there is Canopy Park, a ticketed area. We went up and walked on the glass bridge:
Wandered in a maze
We thought we’d try the net walk:
but thought better of it fairly quickly:
The attendant at the entrance sent us over to the exit – she said we could pose on the netting there and pretend we had done the route. As we were wobbling away on the netting there were kids shrieking with delight as they scrambled up, down, and all around. We finally found something that we had to admit we were too old to do!
It was Valentine’s Day and staff were handing out bouquets of roses so it was a very floral day!
And then there were these guys!
The waterfall falls down down down – so we went to see where the water goes.
The infinity pool above actually falls inside this thick plastic tube, so no splashing , no sound, just amazing patterns as it flows down the walls. The waterfall from the ceiling falls through the centre. The sound of the water is loud up top, but there is none on this level.
Here are a couple of short clips to give you an idea of what it is like…
And then, not to be outdone, over in Terminal Two there is a digital waterfall. What’s that? A digital waterfall?
So – a day at the airport and then a long train ride back to our hotel. It may be time for a rest day…..
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