Month: August 2015

Yesterday afternoon we did a 3.5 hour tour on the battlfields of Singapore. It took us to some historical sites that are not open to the general public including going down into the underground ‘Battle Box” on Fort Canning Hill where the Allied command ran the war. The battle box…

The afternoon was spent in the Asian museum and the colonial district. This is where Raffles first landed. Brilliant colonial buildings, Parliament and the Raffles Hotel. Its hard to describe the quality and the extreme wealth that was around to have them constructed. There current condition is first class. We…

Arrived at 9am on Monday. First in the door and it is a very confronting place. The audio guide tells the story of the prisoners as well as the local community. Stayed about 2 hours no photos allowed, we saw the original wall murals in the Chapel restored by the…

Arrived in Singapore yesterday and spent the day walking around the streets. Lots of beautiful old buildings, shops and friendly people. We visited little crowded stores and huge modern shopping malls. Love the variety of shops here. We visited one huge shop selling just gold jewelry. Huge heavy gold necklaces,…

Today we visited Lombok island, next to Bali.  They describe it as Bali as it was 50 years ago . Tourism only just getting starting here and the poverty, the poor living conditions were pretty evident. There is litter and rubbish everywhere in the housing areas and the creeks, housing…