As we were walking in Clarke Quay, a crowd under the tree near Read bridge caught my eyes. A closer look revealed that they were queuing up for ice-cream. That reminded me of a popular ice cream shop located across the river which I patronized 6 years ago.
Walking across the Read bridge to the ice-cream shop. This old bridge was built in 1889.
The old shop houses after the bridge.
A delightful refreshment !
It was time for the Singapore river cruise - my first. The cruise is similar to ours, back home in Borneo but it was a total different experience. There was no mangrove trees, crocodiles or monkeys but has many buildings with great historical significance.
Old historic shop houses which have been converted to restaurants, pubs and bars.
The luxury Fullerton Hotel Singapore.
This sculpture, featuring the motion of five young boys, jumping into the river, naked is a reminder of the first immigrants to Singapore. Swimming in the river was a sport regularly practised by children in the old days.
The Merlion statue at the Merlion Park.
The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay. It is Singapore's leading cultural entertainment and performing arts centre.
The spectacular Marina Bay Sands Resort.
Just before sunset, we selected this Swiss restaurant "Marche" for our dinner.
My choice was the twin Sausages set.
"Oxtail stew" and Garlic bread were another choice.
The dinner was superb.
We moved to the Harbour after dinner. There was a big Sail boat, the Buque Escuela (BE) Esmeralda, a four-masted barquentine of the Chilean Navy, on a four-day visit to Singapore.
This 371-foot ship is the second-longest sailing ship in the world. It is a training ship carrying a crew of 350. The Band from the ship gave a performance near the dock.
They played very good music - I was delighted when they played one of my favourite "Bésame Mucho". We had a great day!
No comments:
Post a Comment