Richard Flynn

Singapore, March 2006

Three days in Singapore produced a lot of photos of orchids at the National Orchid Garden (part of the Singapore Botanical Gardens). There are also of course photos taken in the city centre. I went to the zoo on the north of the island but was hindered by very heavy rain.

The Cenotaph • The Cenotaph in Singapore commemorating soldiers who fell in the Great War.
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Baseball • A team were playing baseball on the Padang in Singapore as I passed on Saturday afternoon.
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Wedding photo • A newly-married couple have their photo taken on the bank of the Singapore River.
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Sunset over Singapore • The view across Singapore River at sunset.
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Riverboat • A river cruise boat on Singapore River.
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Cricket on the Padang • Schoolboy cricket on the Padang: not, of course, in the famous Singapore Cricket Club (of which I’m not a member) but on the public recreation ground.
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Bowling • A schoolboy bowls during a Sunday afternoon cricket match in the recreation ground on the Padang in Singapore.
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Orchard Road • Pedestrians and traffic on Orchard Road, Singapore's most famous shopping street. Notice the signs next to the road indicating the prohibition of J-walking (crossing the street within 50 metres of a pedestrian crossing).
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National Orchid Garden • The entrance to the National Orchid Garden, which is part of Singapore’s Botanical Gardens.
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Waterfall • A waterfall within the National Orchid Garden.
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Waterfall • Another waterfall in Singapore’s National Orchid Garden.
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Dendrobium Margaret Thatcher • This orchid was produced in honour of the visit of Margaret Thatcher to Singapore in 1985.
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Dendrobium Moo-hyun ‘Yang-Suk’ • An orchid named after the first lady of Korea who visited the Singapore National Orchid Garden in 2003.
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Dendrobium Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed • This orchid was bred and named for the Prime Minister of Kuwait, who visited the National Orchid Garden in 2004.
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Dendrobium Masako Kotaishi Hidenka • An orchid bred in honour of Princess Masako of Japan, on the occasion of her wedding to Prince Naruhito in 1993.
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Vanda Usha • An orchid named in honour of Usha Narayanan, wife of the Indian President, who visited the National Orchid Garden in 2000.
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Dendrobium de Klerk • An orchid named in honour of the former Prime Minister of South Africa, Frederik Willem de Klerk, who visited the National Orchid Garden in 1992.
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Renantanda Prince Norodom Sihanouk • An orchid named in honour of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, former King of Cambodia who visited the National Orchid Garden in 1962.
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Steamhouse • Inside the steamhouse of the National Orchid Garden, whose climate was controlled for the optimal growth of particular orchid varieties.
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Stage performance • When I was at the Botanical Gardens in Singapore, there was a dance show going on on a specially-erected stage.
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Dancers • When I was at the Botanical Gardens in Singapore, there was a dance show going on on a specially-erected stage.
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Bridge • A bridge in Singapore, as seen from Singapore river, when I went on one of the amphibious Singapore ‘Duck’ tours.
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Singapore from the river • Singapore’s skyline as seen from Singapore River, when I went on an amphibious Singapore ‘Duck’ tour.
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Construction barge • A construction barge on Singapore River, preparing a man-made peninsula on which they are bulding a new casino.
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The merlion • The Merlion, as seen from Singapore River.
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Singapore from the river • Singapore’s skyline as seen from Singapore River, when I went on an amphibious Singapore ‘Duck’ tour.
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Duck tour • The ‘Wacky Duck’ an amphibious craft which saw military service in Vietnam, and which is now used to run hour-long tours of the city from the road and river.
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Bird • A bird at Singapore Zoo.
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