Little Merlion City

Haw Par Villa Haw Par Villa is a theme park that encompass chinese mythology , legends and fable. Although the visitor numbers have dwindled over the years, it used to be very popular during its heydays in the 1970s - 1980s. If you are familiar with the Circle Line MRT in Singapore, you would have noticed that one of the station is named after it - Haw Par Villa station History The original theme park was built as part of a vast estate by the affluent Aw family of Myanmar-Chinese origin in 1937, situated on a prominent hilltop overlooking Pasir Panjang harbor. Named Haw Par Villa after brothers Boon Haw and Boon Par, it included a grand circular mansion with seven domes featuring gold-plated ceilings, showcasing contemporary architecture of the era. Boon Haw, the older brother and a passionate advocate of Chinese culture and history, conceived the idea of creating a garden on the estate grounds. This garden would feature life-sized statues portraying famous figures from Chinese history

Dempsey hill is filled with gourmet grocers , art galleries, cafes , upmarket restaurants and bars.  The appeal of Dempsey Hill lies in its colonial charm while giving off an idyllic and tranquil ambience. Regardless of day or night, there is something for everyone to look forward to in this charming lifestyle destination. Naming of Dempsey Hill Dempsey Hill was named after General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, a well respected and established officer in the British Army. Dempsey was born in 1896 and passed away at the age of 73 in 1969. The early parts of Dempsey military career Brought him to serve in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. During those periods, Dempsey built up his reputation for his expertise in combined operations. Thereafter, he was assigned as the commanding officer of the Second Army which formed the main British forces participating in the D-Day landings in 1944. The Second Army completed successful assaults at Gold, Juno and Sword beaches together with Canadian forc

Sembawang Hot Spring Park  Whe n people think of hot springs, they usually associate it with Taiwan and Japan. However, in this sunny merlion city (Singapore) , there is a natural hot spring that is more than a century old. It has undergone various transformations along the way and survived till this day.  T his place isnt a hot spring resort or bathing pools but it does make for a good day-trip to take foot baths and cook hot spring eggs. History The Sembawang Hot Spring has its history dating back to the early 1900s, way before Singapore became an independent country. In 1908, four hot springs were discovered in Seah Eng Keong’s pineapple estate in the Sembawang region. Eng Kong covered three of them in order to concentrate all the water flow through the fourth hot spring. At the same time, he sent a sample of the hot spring water to London for a thorough examination. The report came back with favourable results on the quality of the water thus Eng Kong decided to bottle the water th