Friday, March 27, 2026

SMRT Singapore, 3/24-25, Days 79-80


35K great day!  Day One:  We took a  Guru free walking tour of the civic areas of Singapore with Shaun, a Chinese retired engineer who loves sharing his passion for his country, the improbable miracle.  We went up the flying saucer fo the Supreme Court for an overview of this land with strict laws that works.
After lunch of black fried Carrot Cake at the hawker food court, we made a pilgrimage to the Indium Hindu Temple, the South Indian Muslim Mosque and finally the Jews of Singapore museum complete with the gorgeous Sephardic Magen Avot Synagogue and the walked to the Chesed-El Synagogue.
We met up with Liat and Matan from Bali who were in for Passover shopping at the kosher store.
In the evening we went to the Garden Rhapsody at the Gardens by the eBay Super Grove followed by the Marina sound and light show--a clean Vegas like experience that showed off the creative architecture of the futuristic city.

25K good day!  Day Two:
We zipped to the UNESCO heritage trail Botanic Gardens on the MRT subway and marveled at the stunning Orchid pavilion.  We noticed the name from the Jewish museum of the philanthropist and Jewish leader  Jacob Ballas Children's Garden 
After a Malay lunch of spicey fish wrapped in banana leaves, we went to the National Art Gallery Museum to better understand Singapore society and immersed ourselves in "Not Mere Spectators: The Makings of Multicultural Singapore"


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