On our final morning in Singapore we visited the country’s oldest museum, with roots going back to 1849 when it began as part of the Singapore Institution’s library. The current building on Stamford Road opened in 1887, its neoclassical dome and wide façade obviously colonial. It was declared a national monument in 1992. Inside, the…
Sunday is always busy in Singapore. The people enjoy their weekends and the crowds were out. Our guide took us for a short bus tour of the impressive colonial buildings around the city centre, pointing them out as we passed. Then we went to visit the famous Merlion from which Singapore gets its name, on…
After our wonderful lunch at Tunglok Seafood we returned to the hotel to find our room had not been serviced. We rang housekeeping to find out if that should have happened and were told we were supposed to be checking out. We assured the lady we weren’t and went out of the room so the…
I’d been looking forward to seeing the Cloud Forest Dome at Gardens by the Bay – and today was the day. But before that, we went up to the Sky Walk which connects two of the taller super trees for more panoramic views across the gardens and the city. From there we went into the…
Singapore has had an aquarium exhibit on Sentosa for many years but the site has recently been renovated, expanded, and become the Singapore Oceanarium. Today it was opened to the public for the first time. I was looking forward to the visit – and so were several thousand other people. Unfortunately, we had to wait…
Singapore is a true multi-cultural society. Most of Singapore’s 5.9 million people are of Chinese descent (75.9%), followed by Malays (15.4%), and Indians (7.4%). The remaining 1.6% of the population is categorized as “Other,” which includes Eurasians and other groups. The English language is used for education and administration but Singapore also officially recognizes Mandarin,…
After that sombre experience at Fort Siloso in the morning we went back to the hotel to buy our own light lunch. The hotel was close to the Raffles Centre so we went over there to look around. It’s a multi-level shopping centre where you can shop till you drop if that’s your fancy. We…
We started the day with a ride on the cable car over to Sentosa Island. It’s a pleasant trip with views over the crowded shipping lanes waiting to transfer cargo at Singapore’s harbour. We were told that the port is so busy they’re going to up-size again to a new port. After Shanghai, Singapore is…
We spent our second morning in Singapore learning how to cook local food. We visited Food Playground located on the edge of China Town. Here’s what they have to say about themselves. “Food Playground is a hands-on cooking school offering online and in-person cultural cooking classes and corporate team building workshops since 2012. We operate…
Singapore Airport is among the best in the world but so many people don’t get out of the terminals to take a look around. Peter and I have both spent some time in the city before, but we signed up for an eight-day tour that promised to give guests a look at the highlights of…