Dipping into the Life of B’s Spiky in March photo challenge, this square and spiky entry is a close up shot of the Esplanade Theatre, in Singapore. Affectionately known as the Durian as it resembles the spiky and smelly tropical fruit.
Out of This World Out of this world but very much in this world – Gardens by the Bay Singapore.
Focus I had only been using my ‘proper’ camera for a few weeks and was totally experimenting with this shot. Chief and I were in Singapore and this was at Cheek by Jowl a modern Australian restaurant which is definitely worth a visit. The food was sensational but unfortunately my photography wasn’t. This was a play with […]
I left Brisbane mid-afternoon last Friday, on time and with a twenty six hour journey ahead of me – The first leg to Singapore a mere 7 hours; a movie, a couple of episodes of Sex and the City, a feed and a fair portion of my book, we touched down in the early evening. […]
Having left Burnt Ends without room for even a wafer thin mint, Chief and I had just a few hours to find enough tummy room before indulging in a Sunday brunch at Raffles hotel. This proved a challenge as eight of those hours were taken up sleeping off our dinner in a soporific stupor. Visiting one of the world’s […]
One of our culinary adventures was an evening at Burnt Ends; a ‘modern Australian barbecue’ (yes I know we live in Australia and why would we – but Burnt Ends isn’t in Australia is it?) The restaurant offers casual countertop seating so diners can be right on top of the kitchen action. All the cooking […]
For most of our stay in Singapore we were based at One Farrer Hotel, located in Little India and I can highly recommend it. The bed was large enough to accommodate a modest family of four. Everything usually hand operated had a button to control it including blackout blinds and curtains. The Smart TV also had […]
Chief and I are taking off to Singapore for a few days and squeezing in some last minute late 50th birthday celebrations. We thought we ought to stay at the Marina Bay Sands hotel and made a reservation for three of our nights, but after reading the reviews on it, decided against it. You have […]
Waking the Wombat