It’s almost time for our Duck to get out of the water… I’ve shown you some of the bits I found really interesting, but there is still more to see… here is a round-up of some of the other sights around down-town Singapore.
A few decades ago these would have been affordable housing, these days you need a seven figure bank balance to afford an apartment here on the river…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
Bridge photo because I liked the contrast of light and shade, positive and negative space and shapes and lines…
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Skyscrapers… interestingly shaped skyline…
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…palm trees to remind me later of the wonderful tropical heat (especially once I’ve returned to a Dutch winter)
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… the architect designed this with eight sides so that the all important feng shui principles work from all angles… (apparently it does).
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
yes, these photos were taken a few weeks back… just before Christmas in fact … decorations.
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.. The High Court…
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
The old High Court is being renovated and a new High Court (the “flying saucer building” in the background) is under construction…
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Beautiful church…
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…A quick glimpse of the famous Raffles Hotel… (low rise, red roof).
(photograph © Kiwidutch)
We seem to have been in Singapore at the same time! I was the one that looked like a tourist lugging a camera around. Isn’t it a fabulous place?
Comment by Ellen — January 25, 2012 @ 1:06 am |