We went to Coney Island today. Ms Chi is in town and she wanted to see everyone so this was the perfect opportunity to do so.
There are two ways to get to the island. One is by the west entrance - via Punggol, and the other is by the east entrance - via East Coast Park. We went by the Punggol route.
From Punggol bus interchange, we took bus 84 that brought us to Punggol Promenade. It was a short ride, about 5-10 minutes.
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| waiting at the interchange |
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| most of the gang waiting for X who at that time was finding her way to the place |
From Punggol promenade, there are directional signs pointing to Coney island. Getting to the Coney Island gate from the promenade takes about 15 minutes by foot which we did. X rented a two-legged scooter for $10 per hour. And some people hop on to their bikes.
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| X on her 2-leg scooter |
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| view of the island from the waterway |
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| X teaching M how to ride the scooter |
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| M finally getting the hang of it and going on her own |
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| map of the island. it's a 2-km walk on each way. |
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| trees in the forest |
Compared with its NY counterpart, Coney Island in Singapore is not a theme park but a nature park. And it's a beautiful one in my opinion. It has a rustic feel to it. I saw shrubs and grasses that I used to see back home. And the flora was "untouched". It was also cool inside as the sun coudn't really penetrate through the thick shade provided by the trees. One warning we got about the place was that it had a lot of sand flies so we sprayed insect repellant on our clothes so luckily, we didnt get any sandfly bite.
There was also a beach but I dont think it's conducive for swimming. The water looks like it's contaminated by oil. I learned that the nearby islands were Jurong Island, where the oil refineries are, and Pulau Ubin.
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| the beach |
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| X and M by the beach |
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| the semi-unpaved pathway |
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| C and Ms M |
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| Ms Chi with G and D |
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| the group |
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| patches of touch-me-nots |
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| the entire crew. i didnt realize that i was standing far from the group |
We didnt finish walking the entire stretch of the island. I think we reached half of and then started walking back.
But one day, I want to go back there and run/cycle around it. A good route would be to cycle the entire stretch of Punggol waterway all the way to Coney Island.
After the walk, we headed back to Punggol Waterway, which is right by the bus interchange, for brunch.
And we saw this cool thing. A tray return robot. There were 4 them plying the entire food court. It always stops by our table because one of the chairs that we're using is on its way. When it stops, the eyes turn sad and politely says "Please excuse me".
Maybe in a few years' time, robots such as these will replace the elderlies who help tidy up foodcourts.
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| the robot tray return assistant at the Koufu food court in Punggol Waterway mall |
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