This is the Christmas Tree at Orchard Ion. The same as the past years, visitors can walk inside the Christmas Tree.
This year, the Christmas tree consist of white lightnings and red colored ornaments hung at the top.
The outside of the Christmas Tree features candy canes, snow man, globes hung on the white colored tree.
Address
2 Orchard Turn,
ION Orchard,
Singapore 238801
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Malaysia - 3 Days 2 Night Short Getaway to Grand Lexis at Port Dickson (22nd to 24th Nov 2014)
Day 1 - Arrival at Grand Lexis Port Dickson
I went for a short getway with my friends to Port Dickson in Malaysia. We selected Grand Lexis as our place to stay. It was around 3 hours drive from Singapore.
We chose to stay in the Water Villa.
Our bedroom.
The toilet which is very spacious.
The best thing about Grand Lexis is that there is a swimming pool right in our room. We chose to stay on the second level where the pool is outside. If you choose the first level, the swimming pool is indoors.
View from the multi-storey carpark in Grand Lexis.
The hotel offers some activities like sumo wrestling, archery, beach volley ball etc.
Beautiful seaview of the water villas we are staying in.
Lunch at a nearby coffeeshop.
Dinner at a nearby Seafood Restaurant. The food is fresh, delicous and value for money. All the below for around 141 ringgit.
Butter Squid
Mixed Vegetables
Hot plate beancurd
Thai style fried chicken
Day 2 at Port Dickson
Grand Lexis offers a decent international buffet breakfast. For a single adult, it is around 41 ringgit.
Half boiled eggs, bake beans, hash brown, ham and bread. Simple and delicious.
We went to a place called PD Waterfront which is at Port Dickson. There are many food places but we chose to eat dinner at Kenny Roosters. We took the family meal which is around 130 ringgit. It consist of 8 side dishes, 1 1/2 chicken and 6 muffins.
After dinner, we chilled out at Starbucks.
People playing bubbles at the beach at PD Waterfront. Life is so simple here at Port Dickson.
Day 3 - Home
We checked out at 12pm. Goodbye and here we go back home to Singapore!
Monday, September 8, 2014
Taipei Day 5 - Tallest building in Taiwan - Taipei 101
We visited the tallest building in Taiwan which is the Taipei 101. The queue was pretty long. We queued for around 20 minutes to take the elevator up the tower.
City view from Taipei 101.
Guess what this big pendulum is? It is actually for neutralizing the effects of the typhoon. When typhoon hits Taipei 101, this pendulum will sway and neutralize the vibrations.
At the rooftop of Taipei 101, this is another beautiful night view of Taipei city.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Taipei Day 3 - Xin Bei Tou (Ramen, Hot Spring Museum, Hot Spring Valley)
The metro easily takes us directly to Xin Bei Tou where all the hot springs are.
The guardian of hot springs.
Road signs showing all the hot spring attractions and hotels.
Since it is lunch time, we decided to have lunch at this ramen house.
Do not be mistaken, the ramen is not cooked using hot spring water.
The menu.
The place is crowded.
Excellent half boiled egg!
My chaw siew ramen!
After lunch, we walked around. The water is actually warm. It is hot spring water!
Tourist map to guide us around.
Visited the Hot Spring Museum. Free entry.
Bath tub.
A very large pool in the middle of the hot spring museum.
The guardian of hot springs.
Road signs showing all the hot spring attractions and hotels.
Since it is lunch time, we decided to have lunch at this ramen house.
Do not be mistaken, the ramen is not cooked using hot spring water.
The menu.
The place is crowded.
Excellent half boiled egg!
My chaw siew ramen!
After lunch, we walked around. The water is actually warm. It is hot spring water!
Tourist map to guide us around.
Visited the Hot Spring Museum. Free entry.
Bath tub.
A very large pool in the middle of the hot spring museum.
Friday, September 5, 2014
Taipei Day 2 - Shi Fen Old Street (十分老街)
Our last stop for the day which is Shi Fen Old Street (十分老街).
Our Sky Lantern!
Hope our wishes come true in coming year 2015!
Night falls and there are still many people lighting up sky lanterns.
Taipei Day 2 - 金瓜石 / 新北市立黃金博物館 (Gold Museum) / Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布)
After Jiufen, the taxi driver brought us to the Gold Museum.
This is the Crown Prince Chalet.
"The Crown Prince Chalet is a residence built in 1922 for the proposed visit of Crown Prince Hirohito to the area (a visit that never materialized). Decades later it was used by Chiang Kai-shek as lodging in the area." - Extract from Wikipedia
Some mining machinery.
Big piece of gold!
After the museum, on the way down hill, you will reach the Golden Waterfall (黃金瀑布).
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