Thursday, December 16, 2010

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Singapore!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Singapore to all of you who come to visit my blog.

If you don't celebrate Christmas and the 1 January New Year then I hope you will have a good break at this festive time where you might get time off work.

The pictures of this Christmas posting come from Orchard Road, the Oxford Street of Singapore. I hope you enjoy the Christmas lights on a tropical island with no snow!


This first picture is a new shopping centre called the ION.
It is a temple to the most famous western brands






















Cartier and Armani being two
fine examples






















A piece of Christmas cake for
those who know the name of
this instrument :)






















Shoppers abound. It is one of
the national pastimes of
Singaporeans, which stimulates
the economy














This group of carol singers made up for their
lack of tonality with their smiles and
enthusiasm!
















A Christian department store called Tangs has
a message, and particularly beautiful decorations






















The lights on Orchard Road















Wisma Atria shopping mall which has
"Food Republic". A paradise of local
hawker food centre delights in a comfortable,
air-conditioned and hygienic environment






















Admire the the lights and the car!






















Christmas trees and a mime artist






















Another shopping mall called
Ngee Ann City always has a
HUGE Christmas tree






















Rather enchanting close-up
of the tree















This tree in Takashimaya, a Japanese
department store, is a teddy bear tree






















These lovely characters are the mascots
of Takashimaya
















Now, I won't be shopping for Christmas
presents at Gucci....
















Finally I hope that you will have a Christmas
and a 2011 which is simply 'Two Good To Be True"

Come back in 2011 to see photos of Cambodia.

1 comment:

Joanna said...

I believe the instrument is simply a horn.
In polish we would call it French horn.