Orchids

Day 27: Singapore colonial core, botanical gardens and night safari

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January 5th 2013
<pre style="white-space: normal; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px;">So today we pretty much covered the whole of Singapore, we started with a trip to the legendary Raffles Hotel and then spent the morning exploring the 'colonial core' and sights along Marina Bay. We then hopped on the MRT up to the Botanical gardens to explore the National Orchid gardens (the orchid is the national fl ... read more

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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more