16 February - Singapore, Singapore

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I’m in heaven… well the temperature feels like hell… but I love Singapore… and now so does Nancy!  Here is the push-me pull-you tug boats helping us dock. Very cool to watch… first push me…
 
Then pull you… 

We got through immigration with no hassles and walked around VivoCity until our guide Alvin was schedule to meet us. Here are a couple of photos of VivoCity
Lunar New Year Decoration


Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice Machines
What a great guide… we used Architectours.  Based on our one experience, I highly recommend!!!  I’m just posting a bunch of photos and will caption them… So wonderful… Nancy and I are definitely coming back… 

Started at Mt Faber - Nancy snapped a pic of
Old WW2 bunker

Fact… it was also known as Mt Washington… 
Can you find out why??
















This is Alvin our architect guide.  He is on the board of this historic house and arranged a private tour for us… 

Here is a link to more about the house

Fascinated by the ‘ceramic’ details in
Wall details
















The next few are just a series of the different shop houses we saw along the way


Nancy and I particularly like the Chartreuse house !!!

Most of the houses had some sort of tile work

Another neighborhood and ‘moderne style homes

Same homes from the back.. with cool spiral staircases

The neighborhood had air raid shelters during WWII

The historical society is trying to save them



Cool street art


Home of a really rich Asian… on Emerald Hill


More from Emerald Hill

New build

Two Crazy non-rich, non-Asians… in front of the Marina Sands
from the Movie


Cool sign

Second to the last stop… hip and trendy street
Singapore Cricket Club


And yes… Raffles !!!!


2 friends… and 2 each Singapore slings !!!

The setting sun reflecting on the Dragon’s Tooth Building

Leaving Singapore :(






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