Sunday, 9 August 2015, marked the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of Singapore's independence. The weekend featured many celebrations. We spent the afternoon walking from our apartment to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, about 6 miles to the northeast. There, we joined many Singaporeans to watch on large screen television the broadcast of the National Day Parade (NDP), which was taking place in the Padang, near Marina Bay.
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| The logo for the 50 year celebration of Singapore's independence. |
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| Strange sculpture of bathing, reading man at an HDB apartment. |
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| Dempsey Hill seems a throwback to colonial times. |
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| Beautiful parrots in an open aviary at Dempsey Hill |
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| Sculpture at the Museum of Contemporary Art (photo: Ingrid) |
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| Arriving at the Botanic Gardens |
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| Monitor lizard greets us near the entrance (photo: Ingrid) |
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| One of many impressive outdoor sculptures |
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| Large crowd enjoying music before the NDP broadcast. |
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| Red is definitely the color of the day! |
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| Cuteness! (Photo: Ingrid) |
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| Our vantage point was far but still effective. |
1 comment:
Congrats to Singapore. And 50 years means your 5 years of time in Singapore is no small proportion of the country's history.
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