Singapore attraction, Singapore river, Merlion status, Singapore building Clarke Quay

Update from the previous post when i was at the Clarke quay  taking pictures. As i was along the Singapore River taking photos and saw the bum boat sailing along the river. I was thinking to experience the bum boat ride and wanted to know how  a tourist feel when they riding the bum boat. Not too bad, see Singapore buildings, boat quay, clarke quay, merlion status under repair and  lot places of interest of Singapore  in another perspective view. The Singapore River change a lots since i was young, during that time it was dirty and smelly. That was many years ago. i remember it was during the  late 70′s, Singapore government taking action to clean-up the river. I must praise Singapore government for doing a good job for letting us to have a beautiful and clean River. Now Singapore River has become one of the Singapore attraction, many tourists visit Singapore had visit the Singapore River.

Read more about Singapore @

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_River

Here is a post follow up from the previous. I’ve plan to for the Singapore River Cruise and this is my 3rd time. Taking the bum boat cruise is a breath taking experience, not only let you see the city from the unique views from the River and allowing you to engages the transformation between the historic and the modern Singapore together. You can take very nice backdrop of the sky scrapper and the old colonial building together.

Amazing shot!

The Singapore River flows under 11 bridges and some of the old bridges of were built during 19th century.

Our Bridges

11 bridges to explore and discover.

• # Anderson Bridge
• # Alkaff Bridge
• # Benjamin Sheares Bridge
• # Cavenagh Bridge
• # Clemenceau Bridge
• # Coleman Bridge
• # Elgin Bridge
• # Esplanade Bridge
• # Ord Bridge
• # Pulau Saigon Bridge
• # Read Bridge

During the Night the bridges are light-up and its most beautiful! Will do it the next time!

Splendid sights of Singapore.

Try it at dusk when there can be nice light in the sky as well as very attractive illumination of Bridges, streets and major buildings like Fullerton hotel and Asian Civilization Museum at Empress Place and etc…..

Numerous historical buildings on its banks as you cruise along the river.

You wouldn’t be able to imagine long ago that river was packed with bum boats that smelled of rubbers and coolies carrying heavy of of bales rubber on their back making their along the gang-planks

This is a good experience because you get to see most important structures and art from the water. It is an excellent opportunity to take photos.

Do this first and you’ll get more out of a walk along the river! Great eateries close by…! There are almost nine jetties as i counted or maybe it could be more. I suggest you start at the Merlion Park jetty.  The Merlion still under construction and repair due to the lighting strike.

The bum boats depart every 10 to 15 minutes.

As you aboard onto the bum boat, a recorded narration begins to play. It brings you back into the history of the river and the Historic Buildings along the river banks, as you cruise along the river, it also explain the history of the each bridge as cruise pass it.

The cruise takes about 30 minutes.

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Singapore Attraction, Singapore picture, Singapore flyer

The Singapore Flyer is the later installment for the Singapore Attraction. It comprises a 150m diameter wheel which build over a 3 story terminal reaching a total of 42 stories at 165m. The wheel is attach with 28  air conditioned capsules which able to house 28 passengers comfortable. The wheel takes approx. 30 to 45 minutes to complete 1 round. There are many shops and food outlet at the terminal for you to chill and relax before you board the flyer. You ever can go for a 10 minutes massage to relief your tension.

For your info. The flyer officially opened to the public on March 1 2008.

I took the photos at about 1pm to 2pm cloudy day

Visit the offical site @

http://www.singaporeflyer.com

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These pictures were taken during Thaipusam festival at little India. Singapore Hippo Tours bring you to  the major heritage sights in Singapore. Chinatown, Little India, Kampong Glam (Arab Muslim enclave), historical Civic District, etc. All these are part of Singapore attractive.

Sometimes, i think Tourisms know more about Singapore Heritage compare to Singaporeans. Not only the Tourisms, Singaporeans also can have great fun  riding  onto the Topless Hippo Bus and learn more about the Singapore heritage.

More about the ride @

http://www.ducktours.com.sg

Finally back to office. My family  and i went to visit the Singapore zoo during the second day of lunar new year. I like going to the zoo and  my kid just love the seeing all the animals, especially the cheeky monkey. The Singapore Zoo is a huge place and you really can spent a whole day at the zoo. I visited the Singapore Zoo last Year but every time I’m there, I’m still get very excited about it. I thinks it because it the only holiday I can spend real quality time with my kid and my wife.

Singapore zoo is a good family outing …..!

Normal admission rates of $18.00 for adults and $9.00

for children between 3-12 years apply

This year we never purchase the Tram ride as we prefer to walk along the path to see the animals  but we did get the wager trolley for $15 dollars, to put our bag and for my kid to sit and pull him around the zoo. it a great fun and he just love it.

We decided to give up seeing the animals performance  shows as we saw its last year.No worry about the afternoon sun, a lots of trees surrounding the zoo, its provide a good shade as you walk around the zoo and as you walk along the walking path you can see many resting huts.

Most of the places and animals unchanged, the only changer i notice is the insert of a kid playground which call the Singapore Zoo’s Rainforest Kidzworld.This new and special attraction within the park offers an educational, fun and engaging time with family-focused activities.

I took lots of picture this time hope that you will like it . If you want to know more about the Singapore zoo, here is the site you can read more about

http://www.zoo.com.sg

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