Monday, December 29, 2008

Weekend Adventures

This past weekend we were able to explore more of the country that we are living in. First we went to the Chinese and Japanese Gardens which are just on the other side of Jurong Lake. In some of the pictures I have posted in previous blogs you might be able to see the pagodas in the back ground.

I had see part of the gardens but Toby had not. Elyse enjoyed climbing up the steps to the pagodas and running across the bridges. We spent most of our time in the Japanese Gardens which is very peaceful. If it wasn't so hot, I could see myself reading or just hanging out in the gardens often.


In addition to the gardens, we went to Chinatown. When we exited the MRT station we were met by a street full of vendors. The were selling souvenirs, clothes, and food. There were a lot of tailors who would give Toby a good price on a suit as well.


We wandered around the vendors and then went to a Hindu temple and a Chinese temple. As we explored, we were lucky enough to see the Chinese New Year decorations through the streets. We only got to see a small part of the area. We will definitely go back.

4 comments:

Grandma Schmidt said...

The park looks like a great place to walk when we come.
Dad says it looks like you live in Epcot.

Aunt Pat said...

Beautiful, diverse country.
great pictures.

Kristen and Eric said...

Looks like you had a great weekend and weather looked nice too. It must be so fun to have so many new things to do.

Melanie said...

Ah, we have fallen in love with Chinatown! We just made our third trip there this week with my mom and found some of the side streets we had missed before loaded with small shops. Great deals!