Monday, May 15, 2006

Sentosa Island II

On Sentosa Island we began to explore the different attractions. For Beth and I, the main attractions were Singapore's Underwater World Aquarium, Dolphin Lagoon, and an Orchid park.


During the dolphin show, I volunteered to play with a dolphin.


The view from Mount Faber towards Sentosa Island.



On our last night we walked around the "Canal Walk" and had a great dinner at a North Indian restaurant (Hopefully a future trip).


We finished the evening at the famous Raffles Hotel. Here we sampled the drink that was invented on this very spot; the Singapore Sling.



History Fact:
In 1819, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, an official with the British East India Company, signed a treaty with the Sultan of Johore. He also established Singapore as a trading post and settlement, which saw instant growth and immigration from various ethnic groups. Singapore was later made a crown colony by Britain in 1867. After a series of territorial expansions, the British Empire soon raised Singapore's status to that of an entrepot town, due to its strategic location along the busy shipping routes connecting Europe to China.