The Jungle Tandoor

Min and I walked from my hotel to Serangoon Road in Little India. We passed this interesting restaurant on our way to eat breakfast: The Jungle Tandoor.

The Jungle Tandoor

Close–up of its door.

The Jungle Tandoor

Above the door.

The Jungle Tandoor

On the side of the building.

Suriya Restaurant

The menu of the restaurant where we would have breakfast: the Suriya Restaurant.

Suriya Restaurant

Inside the Suriya Restaurant. This looks like we are going to have a real ethnic eating experience.

Suriya Restaurant

More of the menu.

Suriya Restaurant

Some of its food offerings.

My Breakfast

I don’t know what this is called, but it was delicious. You dipped the fried piece into the sauces. So good that I want to find an Indian restaurant near my home to have this again (I’ll take along a photo of it!).

Tea

The tea was very thick and very tasty.

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

Almost directly across the Serangoon Road was the Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple.

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

I visited a Hindu temple for the first time yesterday, but this time there were people in the temple. If you took off your shoes before entering the temple, it didn’t seem that visitors weren’t welcome. After eating breakfast in an Indian restaurant and then being in a Hindu temple, I think I gained a respect for the Indian culture that I didn’t have beforehand. It was a moving experience when both were put together. I have put my photos of the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple on a slide show: Go to Asia, Slide Shows, Singapore, “Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple, Day 4(A)” or directly to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/sri–veeramakaliamman–hindu–temple/

Mind the Gap

You know the British were here when you see this sign in the Singapore metro.

The Singapore Metro

We are now on the metro, heading toward Haw Par Villa.

Haw Par Villa

Haw Par Villa, built by the Haw brothers who made a fortune from inventing Tiger Balm, is a theme park depicting Chinese legends, with over 1,000 statues and tablets. You are either going to love it or think it is pure kitsch and a waste of your time to visit––I loved it. I didn’t know the legends being depicted––sometimes there were explanatory tablets. I simply liked all the statues.

Ten Courts of Hell, Haw Par Villa

One large exhibit is called The Ten Courts of Hell, where evil doers are judged and punished––illustrated very graphically. I couldn’t match my photos very well with the Ten Courts or with the crimes and punishments meted out in each court, so I put the illustrated punishments together, listed crimes that were punished in no real order, with the same being done for the punishments, but you will surely get the main idea of this exhibit. I have put my photos of Haw Par Villa on two slide shows. Go to Asia, Singapore, “Haw Par Villa–1” and “Haw Par Villa–2” or directly to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/haw–par–villa–1/

and

http://www.peggysphotos.com/haw–par–villa–2/

Back on the Metro

We took the metro from Haw Par Villa to VivoCity and from here we took the monorail to Sentosa.

The Sentosa Express

You can get to Sentosa Island, which is a recreational area with theme parks (Universal City is here), nature trails, museums, etc.,  in various ways, one being the Sentosa Express monorail, which we took.

Sentosa Island

View from the monorail.

Sentosa Island

View from the monorail.

Sentosa Island

Sentosa Island Hotel and Casino. Entrance to the casino is free for foreigners but $100 Singapore for Singaporeans.

Sentosa Island

Indoor skydiving is offered here.

Sentosa Island

We passed a copy of the Merlion statue here.

Sentosa Island

Another view of the Merlion copy.

Sentosa Island

Beach seen from the monorail.

Sentosa Island

The huts appear to be just for show.

Sentosa Island

View going back to VivoCity on the monorail.

Sentosa Island

Cable cars going to Sentosa Island.

VivoCity

VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore, which is saying quite a lot as the other shopping malls here are already gigantic.

VivoCity Food Court

We ate lunch here at the VivoCity Food Court. Min took me around to all the food counters and asked what I wanted to eat. I picked out a few things and Min went to get our lunch. There was so much to choose from––all types of Asian food––that the selection was overwhelming.

VivoCity Food Court

One of the food vendors.

VivoCity Food Court

I really like this photo of Min, carefully looking over the selections she made for our lunch, making sure all was perfect.

VivoCity Food Court

My lunch. Shrimp and noodles, very good.

VivoCity Food Court

Crackers with shrimp in them with dip––so good!

VivoCity Food Court

Not sure, but tasty

VivoCity Food Court

Dessert––also delicious. I liked the selection best at this food court. I would love to go back to it and eat my way around it.

After eating at VivoCity, I said good–bye to Min and gave her a very big thank you for giving a 3–day insider’s tour of Singapore. I would never have seen as much of this great city without Min taking me around. Thank you again Min.

I took a taxi back to my hotel.

Marina Bay

Back at my hotel, I waited until about 1–1/2 hours before sunset to take a taxi to Marina Bay. I wanted to see it at night. I took some photos of Merlion and the harbor before sunset.

Marina Bay

Merlion, the Marina Bay Hotel, and the ArtScience Museum.

Marina Bay

Merlion with buildings behind it. I took a movie of Marina Bay. Go to Movies, Asia, Singapore Movies, first page, “Marina Bay” or directly to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/singapore–movies/

Marina Bay

The ArtScience Museum and the Singapore Flyer.

Marina Bay

Close–up of the 541–foot high Singapore flyer. While it was still light, I ate dinner at the Coffee Bean. Coffee Bean has a presence in foreign countries. I saw them here, in Malaysia, and Morocco. The foreign ones have sandwiches, pastries, and even dinner dishes. I had a sandwich, pastry, and coffee and enjoyed eating outside in the warm air watching the world go by at Marina Bay.

Marina Bay

It is starting to get dark. A winning football (soccer to us) team came to Marina Bay to celebrate.

Marina Bay

Merlion at night.

Marina Bay

Merlion at night.

Marina Bay

Marina Sands Hotel.

Marina Bay

Marina Sands Hotel and the ArtScience Museum.

Marina Bay

Marina Bay Sands Hotel, ArtScience Museum, and the Singapore Flyer.

Marina Bay

To the left: Esplanade––Theatres on the Bay.

Marina Bay

Esplanade––Theatres on the Bay.

Marina Bay

Another view.

Marina Bay

Another view.

Marina Bay

Another view.

Marina Bay

Another view.

Marina Bay

After taking my night photos of Marina Bay, I took a bumboat cruise on the Singapore River from here to Clarke Quay and back. It was about an hour cruise but I have condensed it to about 5 minutes in a movie. Go to Movies, Asia, Singapore, page 1, “Night BumboatCruise on Singapore River” or go directly to

http://www.peggysphotos.com/singapore–movies/

Little India

Little India lit up seen from my taxi on the way back to my hotel. Now I had to pack. I was leaving Singapore and flying to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, tomorrow morning.