Sunday, May 23, 2010

Double Helix Bridge Marina Bay Sands

We took a stroll to the Double Helix Bridge that connects the Marina Square side to Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort (another words - the Casino).

The bridge was only very recently completed and is quite nice. You get a very nice view of the Singapore city skyline - tres romantic! And the structure of the bridge is nice and unique too. Reminded me of the Brisbane city bridge that links Southbank to QUT. But this design is 10 times more modern and not as wide.

On the downside, I thought the bridge would lead us to Marina Bay Sands' doorstep! So I was surprised when we reached the end at how much further there was to walk till we reached the hotel, where I'm assuming the casino is. We didn't go all the way figuring we'll just come back next time when all the construction is completed. I think once everything is completed the bridge will at least lead us closer to the casino/hotel with a covered walkway either indoors or outdoors through a nice promenade.

In the pic below the bridge is on the left with the blue lights. The casino/hotel is the tower behind. Poor things had such bad press when it opened because facilities weren't functioning properly and they were playing host to some kind of Law society gathering. If i were the management think i would've been scared shitless to piss off a bunch of lawyers and judges. I guess it'll take a while for them to iron out the kinks and we should just give them a break eh!








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