Of course, no visit to Singapore is complete without a visit to the Raffles Hotel and a Singapore Sling at the Long Bar... so we had to just do this! The Singapore Sling is more than just the country's national drink - it is well-known around the world. The drink was first created by a… Continue reading Singapore Sling at the Long Bar
We also visited the area called Little India in Singapore, which developed around a former settlement for Tamil convicts. Its location along the Serangoon River originally made it attractive for raising cattle, and trade in livestock was once prominent in the area. Eventually, other economic activity developed, and by the turn of the 20th century,… Continue reading Singapore: Little India
Walking through the streets of the Arab Quarter we say a little cafe and decided to give it a try. It was called the Dong Po Colonial Café and it looked like it has been there for many years. Quite surprisingly it does not seem to be that old, as I researched it on the… Continue reading Singapore: Dong Po Colonial Café
Masjid Sultan is the Malay name for the Sultan Mosque in the Kampong Glam district. The original mosque was constructed from 1824 to 1826 by Sultan Hussain with funds solicited from the East India Company. But it became too small when Singapore became a centre for Islamic commerce, culture and art in the early 1900s.… Continue reading Singapore: Masjid Sultan
We strolled around the city centre until we reached the corners of the Kampong Glam or Arab Quarter, which is just a couple of streets big - but full of little shops and cafes. This area was home to the Malay aristocracy of Singapore in the 1800s, before the Raffles Plan of 1822 divided the… Continue reading Singapore: Kampong Glam or Arab Quarter
After Patrick arrived late at night and we had slept in, we decided just to wonder along the streets and explore our surrounding areas a little bit. We stayed in the Park Royal on Pickering Street, which is a newly opened hotel with great architecture and a strong focus on sustainability (but it was very… Continue reading Singapore: Shophouses and colorful window shutters
On Friday evening, after all the business meetings and team building events, I had some time to myself as Patrick was still on the flight from Hong Kong to Singapore. So I decided to visit the Night Safari in Singapore, which I have heard good things about. Patrick is not keen on zoos anyway, so… Continue reading Singapore: Night Safari
It's mid-August already and Sam has been living with us for three and a half months now. He's grown to a proper cat size and weighs three kilos now. He is now over five months old and lost his baby teeth. His proper teeth have now grown and he's ready to eat adult cat food… Continue reading Sam’s third month
A few days ago I decided to hike on Lantau again. There was no MeetUp group meeting that I wanted to attend, so I just decided to go on my own. Given it was broad daylight, there were lots of hikers out there, I had enough water and a map plus my RoadID (a tag… Continue reading Hiking: Discovery Bay to Mui Wo and back
We went on the Hong Kong Foodie Tour in Sheung Wan as guests (see my blog post yesterday) - in return we agreed to be filmed. It turned out to be a very fun day with Gary and RJ from F8 Photography doing the shooting. They filmed us out on the streets, as well as… Continue reading Behind the scenes at the Hong Kong Foodie Tour
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