Fort Canning Park and Downtown at night

In preparation for this trip, Kate purchased a book called "Discover Singapore on Foot". It contains different walking tours that can be done all over Singapore. On Sunday we decided to take the walk around the neighborhood where we are staying. There are a few historical buildings near us as well as some local eateries and temples. We had already found the eateries, but some of the historical buildings were pretty neat, like the Sri Thendayuthapani Temple (pictured below).


Notice all the shoes on the steps... none allowed inside.

After seeing the temple we crossed the road and walked up the hill into Fort Canning Park. This Fort was originally built in 1861 to protect Singapore from attack by sea, and to give Singapore's European population a refuge in case of local disturbances. The Fort was used as a military base until the 1970's when it was turned into a park for public use.



There is a military historical spot/museum on the grounds that I will explore later this week.

We headed back to the apartment for a rest before heading out later that evening. I wanted to take some night photos of the skyline, and Kate had not seen the Merlion statue yet. Singapore has a beautiful skyline at night. The digital pictures don't really do it justice. Hopefully some of the slides I took will turn out. I'll just have to wait until I get home to see.



We hung around Merlion Park and people watched for a bit, then headed to Lau Pa Sat to find something to eat. As you can see in the picture below, there isn't much better than having grilled meat on a stick and cold beer outside on a breezy night in Singapore!



The rest of the pictures from Sunday can be found here.