… the water features at the airport – look more like the installations you’d find in a five star hotel anywhere else. … you can get a glass of perfectly chilled Piper Heidsieck – at the theatre – rather than a can of tepid 7-Up, which tends to be the classy beverage of choice… Continue reading You know you’re in Singapore when …
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Our tea-swilling Royals
I seem to be following the Royals on a tea tour of SE Asia. First we decided to go to a tea house in Singapore for a traditional pot of tea with all the accompanying rituals – only to find that Her Majesty had already enjoyed a cuppa here several years ago. Our tea… Continue reading Our tea-swilling Royals
Singapore Zoo
To be honest, I thought this tiger looked a bit faded … possibly due to all the hot tropical sun, I mused – – turns out it’s an incredibly rare white tiger … shows how much I know about nature. Was very taken with these furry little chaps Particularly when they walked off with their… Continue reading Singapore Zoo
I’m no purist, but …
… tulips in Singapore? I’ve always wanted to go to Holland to see the tulips, so it seems ironic that the place I get to see them is in a specially cooled biosphere in Singapore. But the crowds loved them – and some people dressed up specially for the occasion. Or tried to have an intimate… Continue reading I’m no purist, but …
Singapore Botanic Gardens … so much more than a collection of plants
I have never been to a garden before where every plant was screaming – ‘Take my picture!’ ‘No mine!’ ‘No mine!’ it has the National Orchid Collection With little orchids Medium-sized orchids And orchids as tall as a house. And this is as close to a selfie as I’ll ever get Me in the orchid… Continue reading Singapore Botanic Gardens … so much more than a collection of plants