Singapore 2003 Part 2

The Esplanade

The Esplanade is a striking building. It has two domes which are covered with "spikes". Seen from the front, they look like bug eyes.

The Esplanade

A view of the Esplanade.

Another view of the Esplanade

Another view of the Esplanade, seen from the front entrance.

The spikes at the Esplanade

My brother took this excellent picture of the Esplanade's spikes.

The inside of the Esplanade

One of the arts pieces inside the Esplanade. I really don't know what to make of it.

Sculpture outside the Esplanade

An interesting sculpture outside the Esplanade.

Meal of the sculpture

This is the first-person point-of-view of the fella on the left hand side in the last picture.

The Merlion

A short walk from the Esplanade took us to the Merlion Park, where the Singapore's original Merlion lives.

Sign to Merlion Park

The sign leading to the Merlion Park.

Mini Merlion

This is the mini Merlion at the Merlion Park. Its job is to greet visitors to the park.

The Merlion

This is the original Merlion, standing 10 m tall. You can just about see the mini Merlion in the background.

Sign at Merlion Park

Don't tell them I took a picture.

Around Singapore

This section contains random images from around Singapore.

Christmas tree at a mall

Christmas spirit was truly upon us when I went to visit Singapore. This rather nice Christmas tree was located in one of the malls.

Christmas tree in the steet

There was also Christmas tree in the street.

Coordinates in front of a mall

The visitors to this shopping mall would be happy to know exactly where they are.

Singapore skyline

A rather nice view of Singapore skyline.

Singapore skyline in the evening

When night comes, all the lights came on.

A building in Singapore

One of the many buildings in Singapore.

Another building in Singapore

Another building in Singapore.

The Fullerton Hotel

The Fullerton Hotel. It was a post office in its earlier incarnation.

Mr. Foamy

Meet Mr. Foamy. He was made from plastic plates, bottles, etc..

Black Raffles

The beloved Uncle Raffles. No, he's not giving his thumbs up. That's a window of the building in the background.

White Raffles

I could have sworn he was black before.

Birds on a lamp post

Birds perching on a lamp post.

Another bird on another lamp pos

Another bird perching on another lamp post..

Old bridge

An old bridge crossing the Singapore river.

Kids jumping to the river

A sculpture of kids jumping to the river. They used to do this a long time ago.

Carriage

This sculpture shows how Singaporean used to live.

Stuck?

I think this pipe is stuck.

Waterfall at Suntec City

The waterfall at Suntec City. It is said that if you walk around the inside circle 3 times, you would get good luck.

Singaporean architecture

The architecture of one of the buildings in Singapore.

Singapore supreme court

A rather nice view of the Singapore supreme court.

Me and my brother

My brother (left) and me (right).

Zion

It's official. Zion is located in Singapore.

Ducky

We got this ducky for the people back home.

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