Singapore On Foot

Monday, December 29, 2008

Green City

Location: Botanical Gardens
Date: 7 Dec 2008

The pavilion to identify the Botanical Gardens by.

At the gate, on a cloudy day.

Trees...

This is an interesting tree with low hanging branches that kids love to climb on.

Pretty flowers on trees all over the Botanical Gardens.

There are orange ones...

pink ones...

and yellow ones...

More flowers...

There's a pavilion by the Swan ~~pond~~ lake.

And a pink dragonfly modeling for us on a branch beside the pavilion.

The dragonfly attracted a whole group of photography enthusiasts...

Inside the swan lake, there were terrapin turtles... we didn't see any swans on that day.

Interesting sculptures...

At the cactus corner...

Vandalised cactus plants

A wandering snail...

Lotus pond and Sundial

Other scenes in the garden...

Bonsai garden

Monday, December 8, 2008

All Roads Lead to Clarke Quay - 29 Nov 2008

Location:

The old Hill Street Police Station with its multicoloured facade, current residence of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts

Lost, anyone?

And finally, we called it a day once we reached this place.

Fort Canning - 29 Nov 2008

Location: Canning Rise, Hill Street

A pair of escalators going right up the slope!

Stained glass windows of the new wing of the National Museum

Old-school post box outside the Philatelic Museum

House of the Freemasons

Central Fire Station - the oldest fire station in the country - erected in the early 1900s

Floor lights give the brick red and white exterior a somewhat eerie glow..

Ever ready..

Ever vigilant..

Bras Basah at Night - 29 Nov 2008

Location: SMU & Vicinity

A more muted Christmas light-up this year - something that's drawn flak from the Singaporean public.

What a great picture to use on SMU brochures, if I do say so myself.

Location: Singapore National Museum

Bencoolen in Daylight 2 - 29 Nov 2008

Location: Prinsep Street

LASALLE College of the Arts - spanking new campus

Siesta, anyone?

We met the guy who's supposedly traveled all around the world on his BMW bike, and who wanted money for gas.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Bencoolen in Daylight - 29 Nov 2008

Location: Bencoolen Street

Sri Krishnan Temple - the intricate carvings of Hindu legendary figures in brilliant colours were a sight to behold; everywhere you turned within the compound you found something to feast your eyes on.

Guan Yin Temple - it was a bustle of activity as people sought out prime positions facing the ornate gold of the temple interiors, clasping joss sticks between their fingers and offering prayers to the gods

We were accosted by an auntie selling tissue paper packets.

Random in Bencoolen

Birds flying down from tree for food - check out the all-white one right in the middle of the photo!

Bras Basah in Daylight 4 - 29 Nov 2008

Location: Selegie Road

Hotel Rendezvous - A standard fixture on Bras Basah road for as long as I can remember. The glass-paneled roof has caused many a tourist (and local) to bend over backwards in order to get a proper look at it..