Introduction

We are a group of teenagers doing a travel blog for the Singapore Arts, Culture & Heritage theme. Today, we have brought to tourists this travel blog of ours. It is targeted at potential travellers coming to Singapore or having a stopover. Tourists will be enlightened on the interesting aspects of several Arts, Culture and Heritage sites in Singapore. We will be blogging about our own firsthand experience and thoughts about these sites. Itineraries varying from a 1-day itinerary to a 3-days itinerary have also been recommended for tourists to make references to. Through this blog, we provide tourists with information, facts and perspectives that we feel that may be interesting and applicable. We hope that tourists would be more exposed to Singapore’s very own Arts Culture Heritage theme and maybe even decide to pay a visit to our country’s fascinating history and culture.

Happy viewing! :)

Who are we?

3 days Itinerary (II)

Day 1

11.15am – 12:30pm Bukit Chandu War Memorial
13.00pm – 14:30pm Singapore Art Museum
14:30pm – 16:30pm Lunch at Trattoria Lafiandra al Museo
16:45pm – 19:30pm Little India
19:30pm – 21:00pm Dinner at Khansama Tandoori Restaurant


Day 2

12.00pm – 14.00pm Lunch at Indochine Waterfront Restaurant
14:00pm – 16.00pm Asian Civilization Museum
16.30pm – 18.00pm Old Ford Factory
18.00pm – 19.00pm Kranji War Memorial
19:00pm – 21:00pm Dinner at International Seafood Restaurant


Day 3

8.00am – 10.00am Breakfast at Mouth Restaurant (Chinatown Point)
10.00am – 13.00pm Chinatown
13:30pm – 15:00pm National Museum of Singapore
15:00pm – 17:00pm Chef Chan’s Restaurant
17:30pm – 20:00pm Kampong Glum
20:00pm – 22:00pm Dinner at House of Briyani

3 days Itinerary (I)

Day 1

10 am – 12pm Bukit Chandu
12pm – 2pm Lunch at AH Garden Cafe
3pm – 4pm Kampong Glam
4pm – 6 pm National Museum of Singapore
7pm – 9pm Dinner at Concord hotel


Day 2

10am – 12pm Little India
12pm – 2pm Lunch at Komalas Vegetarian Restaurant
2pm – 4pm Old Ford Factory
4pm – 6 pm Asian Civilisation Museum
6pm – 8pm Dinner at Chinatown Food Street
8pm – 10pm Chinatown


Day 3

10am – 12pm Singapore Art Museum
12pm – 2pm Lunch at Sakura Cuisine Restaurant
2pm – 4pm Free & Easy
4pm – 6pm Kranji War Memorial

2 Days Itinerary (II)

Day 1

11AM - 12PM: Bukit Chandu War Memorial
12PM - 2PM: Lunch at Grand Hyatt Hotel
2PM - 4PM: Old Fort Factory
4PM - 5PM: Chinatown
5PM - 7PM: Dinner at Chinatown Food Street
7PM - 9PM: Little India


Day 2

9AM - 11AM: Breakfast at PS.Cafe
1AM - 1PM: Asian Civilization Museum
1PM - 2PM: Lunch at Spice Brasserie
2PM - 4PM: National Museum of Singapore
4PM - 7PM: Dinner at Lau Pa Sat
7PM - 9PM: Kranji War Memorial
9PM - 10PM: Supper at 2am:Dessert Bar

2 days Itinerary (I)

Day 1

10am – 12pm Kranji War Memorial
12pm – 2pm Lunch at Chinatown Food Street
2pm – 4pm Chinatown Street Market
4pm-6pm Asian Civilisation Museum
6-pm-8pm Dinner at Indochine Waterfront Restaurant


Day 2

9am-11am Old Ford Factory (Except on Sunday)
11am-1pm Singapore Arts Museum
1pm - 3pm Lunch at Dome (Singapore Arts Museum)
3pm – 5pm Little India
5pm-7pm Kampong Glam
7pm-9pm Dinner at House of Briyani (Kampong Glam)

1 day Itinerary

Day 1

10am-12pm Singapore Art Museum
12pm-1pm Lunch at Khansama Tandoori Restaurant
1pm-3pm Little India
3pm-5pm Kranji War Memorial
6pm-7pm Dinner at China Town food street
7pm-9pm Chinatown

Bukit Chandu

Visit to Bukit Chandu

We arrived at the war memorial of Bukit Chandu where 1,400 Malay Regiment soldiers stood strong against 13,000 Japanese soldiers in 1942. They are forever remembered as war heroes by choosing death over dishonour and not retreating even in inevitable death. However, Bukit Chandu now, is a memorial for all Singaporeans and tourists to make known the heroics of these brave and dedicated soldiers as well as reflect on the cost of war and the price of peace.

Reading the plaque errected at the entrance, we read that Bukit Chandu was the last line of defence for the British against the Japanese, it was an important ridge that lined the area where both the British Military Hospital and the British ammunition and ordinance depots were located, a positionof utmost importance that could not be given up.



After exploring the area, we went to ask people about info that they knew about bukit Chandu we foudn out that, Bukit Chandu, also known as Opium Hill in malay, is the actual place that the battle really happened,we were astounded and impressed that we were standing at the exact same battle location years ago.





Although it might not have been the first time that we have seen these. We realised that we never really understood the importance and historical value of bukit Chandu. We discovered how much this place meant to us and its true meaning to the history of Singapore. We left feeling honored and respectful to have stood on the same ground where the bravest of men had once lost their lives defending.





References:
http://www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbportal/en/home/what_to_see/world_war_ii_sites/reflections_at_bukit.html
http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_457_2005-01-04.html