In March and April John and I had a fabulous holiday travelling around Australia on the way there and back we stopped in Singapore for a few days. Whilst recovering from the long flights we found some energy to explore the delights of this island city in Southeast Asia including the Singapore River, the colonial district, Raffles, the Botanical Gardens, the National Orchid Garden. Guarding the entrance to the Singapore River are the Merlions.

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The half-fish, half-lion is the mythical symbol of Singapore.

Sir Stamford Raffles landed on Singapore in 1819.  

His statue stands at North Boat Quay marking the spot where he first set foot on Singapore soil.

The British developed many colonial administrative buildings along the Singapore River 

including the Supreme Court, 

which is next to the Padang. 

The Singapore Cricket Club play here as do various rugby clubs.

Round the corner is St. Andrew's Cathedral,

 the Esplanade Theatres,

the fire station

and nearby is the famous Raffles Hotel

We went inside and followed the tourists to the Long Bar.

where after all that sightseeing I had my Singapore Sling cocktail,

and John ordered a beer and

got half a yard of ale!

Another day we visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

As we walked along Orchard Road we spotted a familiar name!

Then we arrived at the Botanic Gardens.

Swans, ducks, fish and turtles inhabit the lakes.

As the temperature rose John was pleased to spot a waterfall!

We wandered around the National Orchid Garden.

There are over 60 000 orchids in these beautifully laid out gardens.

We really enjoyed our short stopovers in Singapore.

Follow the rest of our adventures as we travelled around Australia.