Jerry's Travels and Observations

Sunday, 4 March 2018

@@@ March 3, 2018 Location: Singapore (Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Little India and MerLion)

Life wouldn’t be complete without a visit to at least one temple each trip. Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is located in Chinatown so only a few blocks away for me. A newcomer, it dates from 2005 but build in the Chinese Tang Dynasty style.

Ceiling

Wall Art ...

Little India is a vibrant community within Singapore

Some of the colourful building fronts

Tidbits: Singapore has been called a FINE country. Fines are imposed for smoking in prohibited areas S$1000 (C$980) —- Littering S$1000 —-

Spitting in public places S$1000 —- Flammable goods on subway S$5000 (C$4880.70) —- and perhaps strangest of all CHEWING GUM .. Chewing Gum is prohibited and illegal for sale EXCEPT from a doctor by Prescription ONLY.

Merlion ...

Dignitaries arriving at the Fullerton Bay Hotel.

Saturday, 3 March 2018

@@@ March 2, 2018 Location: Singapore (Gardens On The Bay - part 2)

Part 2 - Gardens On The Bay. So much to look at. The second section was a trip to a tropical rainforest including waterfall. All indoors.

Rare Masdevallia Orchids

School kids waiting to get inside ...

A few of the water lilies at the entrance

Friday, 2 March 2018

@@@ March 2, 2018 Location: Singapore (Gardens By The Bay - Part One)

GARDENS BY THE BAY - The number one tourist attraction in Singapore. Over 40 million visitors to date. In the top 20 checked in places on Facebook. Over 1,000,000 plants!

The first of 2 “Greenhouses” - actually the largest in the world!

A few of the spectacular flowers ... WOW!

@@@ March 1, 2018 Location: Singapore

Exciting to visit this Asian Powerhouse! Singapore is an island, a city and most important a multicultural nation. With over 5.6 million people, it sits off the southern tip of Malaysia. For me, it’s the 11th Asian nation I’ve visited and the 29th country I’ve been lucky to spend a little time with.

As I’m staying in the historic Chinatown section, it’s here my first evening starts.