Singapore On Foot

Green City

2008-12-29T21:04:00.002+08:00

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

All Roads Lead to Clarke Quay - 29 Nov 2008

2008-12-08T17:27:00.006+08:00

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

2008-12-08T17:12:00.008+08:00

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

2008-12-08T16:50:00.007+08:00

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

2008-12-08T16:24:00.005+08:00

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.

Bencoolen in Daylight - 29 Nov 2008

2008-12-07T21:59:00.006+08:00

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

2008-12-07T21:36:00.004+08:00

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..

Rotating marble ball sitting in a pool of water

Shophouses with bars and pubs and restaurants

Selegie Arts Centre - houses the Photographic Society of Singapore

Bras Basah in Daylight 3 - 29 Nov 2008

2008-12-07T21:29:00.004+08:00

Location: Waterloo Street

Maghain Aboth Synagogue

Shophouses - beautifully painted in pastel shades

Random abandoned building

Bras Basah in Daylight 2 - 29 Nov 2008

2008-12-07T21:11:00.002+08:00

Location: Church of Sts Peters and Paul

Discovered a little seen church just adjacent to Singapore Art Museum.

One of the angels on the fence.

Angel and stained glass windows.

Bras Basah in Daylight - 29 Nov 08

2008-12-01T23:35:00.006+08:00

Location: Singapore Art Museum

And so began our journey, in front of a giant balloon resting on the front yard of the Singapore Art Museum, formerly St. Joseph's Institution.

Off-center view of the Singapore Art Museum. The bronze statue on the second floor, center of building is a man showing the way to two young children. On the right wing is an installation art imitating the way clothes are hung out to dry in Singaporean residential buildings.

The corridor of dusty ceiling lamps.

Whimsical bronze sculpture on the front yard.

We happened to walk into a wedding dinner party in the museum cafe - decorated lamp post.

View from the back

Sculpture of coolies