Singapore - 2008
In 2008 I had a month-long trip from Bangkok through southern Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore.
I then flew to Jakarta in Indonesia and travelled right through Java, eventually catching a ferry to Bali.
Crossing the causeway from Malaysia into Singapore
Some Singapore Chinatown scenes near our hotel.
The Esplanade Singapore Concert Hall and Theatres
The merlion has the head of a lion and the body of a mermaid.
The creature recalls the story of the legendary Sang Nila Utama,
who saw a lion while hunting on an island, en route to Malacca.
The island eventually became the sea port of Temasek, a precursor to Singapore
The presentation of butter and jams for breakfast at our Singapore hotel
This was the end of the first part (2 weeks) of the tour.
13 of the 16 passengers finished here.
3 of us flew to Jakarta in Indonesia to continue the second half of the tour.
In 2008 I had a month-long trip from Bangkok through southern Thailand and Malaysia to Singapore.
I then flew to Jakarta in Indonesia and travelled right through Java, eventually catching a ferry to Bali.
Crossing the causeway from Malaysia into Singapore
Some Singapore Chinatown scenes near our hotel.
The Esplanade Singapore Concert Hall and Theatres
The merlion has the head of a lion and the body of a mermaid.
The creature recalls the story of the legendary Sang Nila Utama,
who saw a lion while hunting on an island, en route to Malacca.
The island eventually became the sea port of Temasek, a precursor to Singapore
The presentation of butter and jams for breakfast at our Singapore hotel
This was the end of the first part (2 weeks) of the tour.
13 of the 16 passengers finished here.
3 of us flew to Jakarta in Indonesia to continue the second half of the tour.
