Singapore 1999

Singapore 1999
In 1999 we visited Singapore en-route to Europe. We started out on 1st April, and based ourselves in a lovely modern hotel near Orchard Road.

We explored the modern shopping district around Orchard Road, near to our hotel. Here we found pavement cafes in the French style, selling pattiseries and coffee. There were big fans beside the tables, to keep patrons a little cooler.	We visited the historic Raffles Hotel, a masterpiece of British Colonial architecture, and a well-preserved relic of Singapore's past.

A courtyard inside Raffles Hotel	Singapore's Law Courts

We were honoured to meet in person, Ameer Ali and his family, whom we previously met via this web site. Ameer generously invited us to attend the 1999 Bursary Award Presentation Ceremony at the Singapore Buddhist Lodge. We were privileged to see Mr. Chan Soo Sen, Parliamentary Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, present certificates to students from various primary, secondary and higher schools. We were most favourably impressed by the religious tolerance exhibited by the Buddhists in generously extending their scholarships to students from all walks of life and all faiths.	Singapore's Hindu Temple, on the edge of chinatown.

View of Singapore from the Sentosa cable car	Beach volleyball on Sentosa Island.

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