09-04-2009 robertson walk and dinner at "les bouchons"

Hello everybody

woooooowoooooowooooo!!! that is done i have found a place where there is almost 10 wine bars, and  good restaurants other than asian!!! and there is even a Xuraskeria!! yes!! yes!! Pierre yves L., if you read this i know you are coming in 2 weeks, so we'll have to go there to compare it with the Dallas one!!!

anyway, yesterday evening i had been invited to join Tiphaine and her french colleagues, very nice people, very nice place and very nice restaurant.

summary, a good evening...

Today, I am going to Mac richie reservoir, and to the botanic gardens and i have to prepare my bag to leave for indonesia tommorow morning, this time i will spend a night there in a luxuous resort (i would have prefered a small bungalow in front of the sea but once againeverything was booked) so programm : boat trip for snorkelling and boat trip for fishing and of course : Playaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa and sun! i am going there with Vincent, a new colleague who joined TAP 10 days ago

Mac Richie reservoir :

One of the last primary forests in Singapore … Ideal for a nature day trip in Singapore, walking along the lake, enjoying the “Tree Top” suspension bridge, hunting for a lost Japanese shrine or having a romantic picnic at night!

The Mac Ritchie Reservoir is Singapore’s main water reservoir. More than 1 km2 of primary forest still flourishes there. You can also observe remnants of 20th century rubber trees plantations. 

The Tree Top Walk is a suspension bridge, located at the 2 highest points in Mac Ritchie. It is 25 meters high at its highest point. It offers you a panoramic overview of the park. Go there during the morning, so you can have a chance to observe birds.

I will go also for hunting a lost Japanese Shinto shrine located in the park dense jungle. Indeed, during the WW2 Japanese occupation of Singapore, the Japanese used British prisoners to built a shrine called Syonan Jinja. When the British forces re-occupied Singapore , the Shrine was destroyed. However, ruins of the shrine remain. The National Heritage Board declared the site a Historic Site in 2002, although no plans have been made public to develop or to protect the site.

i will try also to have a look at the Jelutong Tower, an observation post reaching 20m in height.

Write to you sooooooooooooon