Istana Singapore

... to Nicky.  Walked across the street to Istana Park.  Had 2 Tiger beers at Giraffe.  Happy hour still going on at 9:30pm.  Nice ambiance, overlooking Istana Park and Giraffe water pond. Went home.  Dog barked. Good night ...

... or so on the fence depicting someone aiming a large gun at a trespasser. Guess that's why there's so little crime in Singapore..... Today I strolled through Little India and then Kampong Glam, the muslim area of town. Little India is great - loads ...

... to post it to us. We still await confirmation or refusal. I had been taken aback by the array of things to do at Singapore airport when we were last there, but when we started looking for things this time we really struggled. We wandered up to the ...

... in the end it was just under RM145 (£29). I then wandered up towards the bookshop with the thought of buying a guide to Singapore and somehow left having not looked at the guides (oops) but having bought £35 worth of books: Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, ...

... to visit on Hari Raya Puasa. We had to wait in line for about 45 minutes before getting in and it was raining. Singapore residents had no line and no waiting. The grounds were extensive with a golf course, several fountains, monuments, Japanese gardens, ...

... ! We walked further along the road, passing the stern looking soldiers guarding the main gate of the Istana, which was the residency of the President of Singapore. We entered the shiny new silver 'Orchard Central' mall which was far too pretentious for ...

... time be there. You can go to sentosa island by train and monorel via bus...there was a lot of attractions at universal studio singapore and what you need to do is try to load all the attractions as long as you can because if not you will ...

... spend the evening at East Coast Park (hiring bikes for an hour and cycling down the beach front, followed by enjoying a national Singapore dish of black pepper crab), however the weather gods had not been on our side (massive downpours all day which we ...

... for a rest and then out for some lunch. After lunch we caught the MRT out to Bugis to see Kampong Glam, the Muslim Quarter of Singapore. The first rain of the trip set in while we were on the train and we exited the station to the sound of thunder and ...

... a nice and cooling weather suitable for outdoor activity so we decided to head to the Istana. The Istana is the official residence of the President of Singapore. It occupies over 40 hectares of land along Orchard Road. It only opens to the public ...