Finally the Drrons are off on a Real OS Trip

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The main thing is to not get wethered. Gasp!

Youse are a bit over the top for a simple typo….

 

[drron]

The main thing is to not get wethered. Gasp!

Youse are a bit over the top for a simple typo….

Shouldn't that be ewe are a little over the top.

 

[tgh]

Youse is plural...

 

[Quickstatus]

I’ve always wondered why no one knows about Chijmes. All the instagrammers only want to go up the Marina Bay Sands rooftop, but the real jewels of Singapore are at ground level.
Thanks @drron for a reminder of the Real Singapore

 

[NoName]

Went to a wedding at Chijmes several years ago. One of Mrs NoName’s friends. Was a great venue.

Side note: we were married at Four Seasons in Orchard Boulevard.

 

[drron]

Friday night and back to the gold lounge. Didn't really feel like much to eat so just had some sushi. Plus of course wine. The wines were quite good. Mrsdrron had a Xanadu Sav Blanc. The first night I had a Xanadu Cab sav but tonight the wred was a chianti or St.Hallets Gamekeepers Reserve. The Chianti was awful and I hold St. Hallets dear to my heart as that winery was responsible for me becoming a Physician.
The view when we got there.
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Playing soccer on the Padang.
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Then a Singapore sunset.
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Back in the morning for breakfast and being Saturday the cricketers had taken over the Padang.
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[drron]

After brekkie we went for a walk heading towards the Merlion. First the War Memorial to the civilians.
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Deep red frangipanis. We love our frangipanis.
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Then underground to the "Durians".
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[drron]

Inside the theatre a display. For some reason my phone decided I should have 1 B&W image.
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Then off over the Singapore river to the Merlion. And proof that Singaporeans who ride bikes can't read.
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[Matt_01]

It is refreshing to see the on ground photos. I have been to SIN many times and recognise many locations, your hotel location is not too far from were we stay when in SIN just down the road in the Hilton chain.

 

[drron]

Good views across the Bay.
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The Fullerton where we will consider staying as it is a Virtuoso hotel.
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[drron]

So we are now at the Merlion.
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And then 3 little ducks appeared.
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[TheRealTMA]

Having stayed at both, I think we prefer the Fullerton to the Fullerton Bay.

Opinions?

 

[woodyren]

No obligatory photo of drinking from the Merlion. What sort of tourist are you

 

[love_the_life]

Having stayed at both, I think we prefer the Fullerton to the Fullerton Bay.

Opinions?

We will be staying at the Fullerton as well in July and looking forward to seeing what it is like. We mostly stay at IC.

 

[drron]

So we began back to the hotel by going around the Fullerton and then crossing the Singapore River.
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[drron]

Now going to the other side.

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[drron]

We now walked a little way up the Singapore River. The area on both sides of the Singapore River is full of history though some rather overshadowed.
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[drron]

Clarke Quay has been done up well.
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And a selfie.

 

[drron]

Great views and lots of memorials in this parkland. And som magnificent trees. .
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Unfortunately some of the plaques are really too hard to read but there was a very old chinese man here that read this out aloud. I think he knew it by heart. He was though reading it out aloud for the group of Japanese tourists who were present. The Memorial is for a Chinese General who came to Singapore with his parents when he was 15. After the fall of Singapore he fled to China and joined the Nationalist forces fighting the Japanese.
After a while he was sent to join the forces operating inside of Malaya. In March 1944 he was captured by the Japanes and tortured for 3 months before dying.
The older Singaporean Chinese have little respect for the Japanese.

Some more memorials.
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[SYD]

You look like you’re getting great weather.

Facebook keeps reminding me of a trip there exactly this time of year 5 yrs ago. The weather was the best I ever experienced in Singas.