Singapore, September 2008
The Kranji War Memorial is on the north side of the island of Singapore, closer to Johor Bahru (JB) in Malaysia than to the ‘Downtown Core’ area of Singapore. But that’s not saying much: the island is only about eight miles north–south. Here the high-rise buildings of downtown Singapore are seen from the wet hill of the Commonwealth war graveyard.
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The towers downtown Singapore next to the harbour/bay. There is a stricct height restriction on buildings in Singapore so as not to interfere with flight operations at the island’s two airports, principally the major international airport, Changi.
Looking across Marina Bay toward the Esplanade. The large building on the left is the ‘Esplanade—Theatres on the Bay’ complex, which was opened in 2002.
Looking across Marina Bay toward the Esplanade, from the ‘Esplanade—Theatres on the Bay’ to the ‘Singapore Flyer’, which is currently the largest ferris wheel in the world, and opened on 1st March 2008.
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One of Singapore’s national symbols, the Merlion. This statue is the principal and original representation, but there are a few others dotted around the island.
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On-board the Singapore Flyer, currently the world’s largest ferris wheel which opened on 1st March 2008, six months before I went on it. On 23rd December the wheel suffered electrical problems forcing it to be shut down. As I write this it is still closed to the public while it is being tested .
