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Singapore in Pictures 14 — Singapore Botanic Gardens 2

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is not only a wonderfully colorful photo stop, it’s also rather historic. For one thing, this garden dates back to 1859. For another, it is one of only three gardens worldwide to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And if that weren’t enough, it is the only one of the three that is a tropical garden. And as with all botanical gardens, there’s a lot of beautiful plants and flowers to view. So, I’ll be running photos of this destination thru 8 March. Enjoy:...

Singapore in Pictures 13 — Singapore Botanic Gardens 1

Singapore Botanic Gardens

The Singapore Botanic Gardens is not only a wonderfully colorful photo stop, it’s also rather historic. For one thing, this garden dates back to 1859. For another, it is one of only three gardens worldwide to be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And if that weren’t enough, it is the only one of the three that is a tropical garden. And as with all botanical gardens, there’s a lot of beautiful plants and flowers to view. So, I’ll be running photos of this destina...

Fun Photo Friday — Singapore in Pictures 6

Singapore Color

Next week I’m going to show you a very different Singaporean explosion of colors, the Singapore Botanic Gardens. After that I’ll show you a very modern Singapore unlike most of what you’ve seen so far. Until then:

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Singapore in Pictures 12 — Ethnic Neighborhoods and Street Scenes 4

Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple

Last week and this I’ve been showing you the various ethnic neighborhoods of Singapore and giving you a glimpse of the various street scenes that await you in this vibrant and colorful city. Most of the photos taken in this next subseries of articles were in Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Gelam (also called Kampong Glam). As you can see above and below, Singapore is a unique blend of the modern and the old. I hope you’re enjoying the visual tour. Most o...

Singapore in Pictures 11 — Ethnic Neighborhoods and Street Scenes 3

Old vs. New

Last week and this I’ve been showing you the various ethnic neighborhoods of Singapore and giving you a glimpse of the various street scenes that await you in this vibrant and colorful city. Most of the photos taken in this next subseries of articles were in Chinatown, Little India, and Kampong Gelam (also called Kampong Glam). As you can see above and below, Singapore is a unique blend of the modern and the old. I hope you’re enjoying the visual tour.

Vibrant Colors of Singapo...

Fun Photo Friday — Singapore in Pictures 5

Singapore — Old vs. New

Today’s selection of Fun Photo Friday favorites highlighting Singapore’s street scenes and ethnic neighborhoods:

Islamic and Indonesian restaurants side-by-side Street Light and Masjid Sultan Singaport Street Scene Zooming in on some Singapore Color

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Singapore in Pictures 10 — Ethnic Neighborhoods and Street Scenes 2

Kampong Gelam (Kampong Glam) and the Masjid Sultan Mosque

Most of the photos taken in this this week’s and next’s subseries of articles were in Singapore’s Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street in the Kampong Gelam (also called Kampong Glam) area. Today’s article in particular focuses on the Muslim section of Kampong Gelam, with particular emphasis on the Masjid Sultan Mosque.

Masjid Sultan Mosque

The original mosque on this site dates to 1824, but the structure you see today began li...

Singapore in Pictures 9 — Ethnic Neighborhoods and Street Scenes 1

Take What You Need; Give What You Can

This week and next I will present the various ethnic neighborhoods of Singapore and give you a glimpse of the various street scenes that await you in this vibrant and colorful city. Most of the photos taken in this next subseries of articles were in Chinatown, Little India, and Arab Street in the Kampong Gelam (also called Kampong Glam) area. This will lead to some colorful images in this week’s and next’s Fun Photo Friday, as well. Before I present today...

Fun Photo/Food Friday — Singapore in Pictures 4; Beaulieu House for Lunch

Beaulieu House

Everybody likes colorful pictures of delectible food, right? Well, I hope today is not an exception as I present images from our tour group lunch at Singapore’s Beaulieu House.

“Wish you enlarge your wealth” (Gong Xi Fa Cai) — A traditionl Chinese New Year Greeting

Additionally today I will present some photos from the grounds at Beaulieu House, so this will be a combination Fun Food and Fun Photo Friday.

Beaulieu House view looking at Malaysia

So, let’s see if I can ...

Fun Photo/Food Friday — Singapore in Pictures 3; Beaulieu House for Lunch

Beaulieu House

Everybody likes colorful pictures of delectible food, right? Well, I hope today is not an exception as I present images from our tour group lunch at Singapore’s Beaulieu House.

“Wish you enlarge your wealth” (Gong Xi Fa Cai) — A traditionl Chinese New Year Greeting

Additionally today I will present some photos from the grounds at Beaulieu House, so this will be a combination Fun Food and Fun Photo Friday.

Beaulieu House view looking at Malaysia

So, let’s see if I can ...