I read in the Daily Telegraph Travel supplement an article about Singapore, which recommended to visit Changi Village, which is on the east coast of Singapore Island.
It was an interesting journey to get to. Had to take the MRT to City Hall. Change at City Hall to the East-West line towards Pasis Ris, and then get off at Tanah Merah. I would then need to catch the number 2 bus (after working out which side of the road to catch-up…yup you guessed it, I had chosen the wrong exit – to catch buses going the opposite way – well it was a 50:50 guess! Ha!) 🙂 – and then arrive all the way at Changi Village.
It was actually a nice journey, watching the the nice, more relaxing setting, of Singapore. No shopping malls, no hustle or bustle, just a local … well almost ‘village’ life!
Changi Village
We eventually made it to the Bus Terminus at Changi Village, and we got off and ventured around. I read up that ‘Building 2’ was recommended for it’s food court, so we eventually drifted our way there, and then looked for one of the appetising stalls to buy our lunch. We noted that there was a couple of stalls next to each other that seemed very busy, so we decided to go there…as they say, eat where the locals eat! It didn’t disappoint 🙂 And the cost, well something like S$3.00 each portion (that’s £1.50 to you and I!), so a nice grand total of S$6.00 for lunch (£3 for the two of us!). Wonderful, hey?
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- The long queue at the Nasa Lemak Food Stall – Must be Good?
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- International Food Stall – Nasa Lemak Special – seems popular!
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- Chicken Wings
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- Coconut display
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- Ipoh Hor Fun and Wanton Noodles – our lunch choice!
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- Sugar Cane Drink
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- Yummy food! Delicious!
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- Busy place – so we decided to go where the locals go!
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- Banana’s Galore!
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- Changi Food Court
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- Changi Food Village Building 2 – Good Food Costs Less
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- Chilli Crab Sub-Way – you cannot be serious! 🙂
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- New Sub-Way – well if all else fails, here’s the back-up plan!
We decided to leave after about an hour or so, but suggested that we might come back again for the food and to the port. This port actually would take us to Palau Ubin, which is one of the Islands off the main coastline of Singapore towards the North-East. This particular one remains as Singapore, unlike Bintan or Batam which are actually part of Indonesia. Visiting Palau Ubin and cycling and trekking around the island is one my “list to do” whilst I remain in Singapore.
We caught the Number 2 Bus to take us back towards Central Singapore, but we decided to stop off at Changi Chapel and Museum – to catch-up on a bit of history about the Changi Prison.
Changi Chapel and Museum
Changi was actually where the Japanese imprisioned the PoWs (mainy British and Australians) during their WW2 occupation of Singapore – after they defeated the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore on 15th February 1942. On 12th September 1945, after the Japanese surrender, it became a British Colonional and was liberated once again!
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- The History of the Changi Murals
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- The Changi Chapel
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- The memorial message board
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- Vibrant Colours of the Tsuru (Crane) Created by Japanese Children to Symbolise Peace
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- Sand from Changi Beach
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- Changi – In Memory of Those Who Feel
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- Lest We Forget
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- Changi Chapel and Prison – the History
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- The map of the region during WW2
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- In memory to the defenders of Singapore
It was a moving story, but really showed the suffering that went on in Singapore during the war. Those soles should never be forgotten in our hearts. God bless you all!