I decided that I would hate to leave Singapore and not to have seen more than the shopping areas of the country (dont get me wrong though...that is a tough thing to do - there are literally hundreds of shopping malls) I plan to get back to actually taking in as much of Singapore while I can since I won't be here too much longer. I started back up with a trip to the Asian Civilizations Museum.
After the museum, I took a short walk to head over to see some more sights. Right across the river from the museum is the Fullerton Hotel. It is one of the nicest hotels in Singapore. It used to be the post office building. It's also said to be haunted.
This is me and the mini-merlion statue at the park.
This is the full size one that is right behind the "mini" one.
Also from the pier where the merlion is, you can see a giant ferris wheel that is under construction. Its set to open Valentine's Day and I've heard reservations are booked already. It's supposed to be larger than the London Eye.
It was a beautiful day today - no rain! (but extremely hot...as usual) The walk to the museum was nice and I got to see green parks where people were reading, picnicing, and just hanging out. If it wasn't so hot out, I would have taken a nap on the lawn after my museum visit, but instead I chose to find somewhere with air-conditioning!
Here are some pictures from the museum. Flash photography wasn't allowed in any of the exhibits and since they were mostly all dimly lit, I don't have many pictures to show from the museum.
After the museum, I took a short walk to head over to see some more sights. Right across the river from the museum is the Fullerton Hotel. It is one of the nicest hotels in Singapore. It used to be the post office building. It's also said to be haunted.
Passing the Fullerton, I made my way to Merlion Park. The Merlion is a statue with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. It's become a trademark of Singapore. There are 5 offical Merlion statues around Singapore...2 of them are located at this park.
This is me and the mini-merlion statue at the park.
This is the full size one that is right behind the "mini" one.
Behind the merlion in the picture, you can see the convention center. Its the 2 dome shaped buildings with spikes. It was built to resemble durians.
Here is the view from the merlion statue. Across the water, there is construction to build a casino and a Universal Studios as well.
Also from the pier where the merlion is, you can see a giant ferris wheel that is under construction. Its set to open Valentine's Day and I've heard reservations are booked already. It's supposed to be larger than the London Eye.
It's probably hard to see, but the tall building in the back middle of this picture is where the Fortis office is located. You can see the Fortis logo on the top left of the building in red letters.
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