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The Jubilee Walk

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The Jubilee Walk is an 8-kilometre trail that connects Singapore's past, present and future elements of the Singapore story. It provides a wonderful opportunity for families to discover the people and communities who have contributed to Singapore's cityscape. These are the stops on the Jubilee Walk: 1. National Museum of Singapore 2. Fort Canning Park 3. The Peranakan Museum 4. Singapore Philatelic Museum 5. Armenian Church 6. Central Fire Station 7. Old Hill Street Police Station 8. The Singapore River 9. Asian Civilisations Museum (Covered) 10. Victoria Theatre & Victoria Concert Hall 11. Esplanade Park 12. The Padang 13. National Gallery Singapore (Covered) 14. The Arts House at The Old Parliment 15. Parliment House 16. Fullerton Building 17. Fullerton Waterboat House 18. Merlion Park (Covered) 19. Jubilee Bridge 20. Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay 21. Helix Bridge 22. Gardens by the Bay (Covered) 23. Marina Barrage
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Merlion Park

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The Merlion Park is the 18th stop on the Jubilee Walk. The Merlion's lion head and fish body are references to Singapore's ancient names of Singapura, meaning 'Lion City' in Sanskrit, and 'Temasek', meaning 'Sea Town' in Javanese. It was originally sited at the mouth of the Singapore River, before being moved to the Merlion Park in 2002. This statue, unveiled in 1972, blends Singapore's ancient past with its maritime progress.
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Asian Civilisations Museum

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The Asian Civilisations Museum is the 9th stop on the Jubilee Walk. It used to be a courthouse and a citizenship registry building before being converted into a museum. It has seven galleries showcasing weapons, quilts, clothings and many more pieces from people who lived in Asian countries like China, India and countries in South-east Asia before civilisation.
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National Gallery Singapore

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National Gallery Singapore, the 13th stop of the Jubilee Walk, has just been renovated. It holds hundreds of wonderful paintings from still life to portraits. My personal favourite is Still Life - Flowers by Georgette Chen (A local artist) as it really captures the beautiful look of pink roses in a 'rustic' way. If you would like to get an overview of all the artworks in one place, go to the social table where you can view art pieces, combine your favourites to make posters which you can email to yourself, and send pictures to others. Feed your artistic craving at National Gallery Singapore!
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Marina Bay Sands

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The Marina Bay Sands is a wonderful hotel. Located at the eastern part of Marina Bay, this 57 floor tall hotel is a wonder. There are three huge towers which look stunning. If you are hungry here, you can go to Shine at level one to enjoy a good breakfast or lunch buffet, you can also go to Shoppers by the Bay which is in another post. Level 57 is the Skypark, where you can enjoy the beautiful bird's eye view of the city; especially at the pool. At night, there is also a chocolate bar at skypark. This hotel is amazing.
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Shoppes By The Bay

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The Shoppes by the bay is the largest shopping mall in the whole of Singapore. It has hundreds of shops and about 65 restaurants with different types of cuisine. And the star attraction is the large waterfall in the centre of the mall. It has so many shops that there will surely be a shop for everyone. If you are tired, you might want to have a boat ride along a 'river' for $10 per person. You can go up to the 2nd floor and exit to the Singapore Flyer via the helix bridge (21st stop on the Jubilee Walk). This is surely paradise if you love shopping so what are you waiting for, take the MRT to Bayfront Station or use other modes of transport and you'll be there in no time!
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Chinatown

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Chinatown has many stores for good food and sell many Chinese items. Items are cheap there but there is still a great variety of things you can buy: from the spicy to the sweet to the sour, Chinatown's Chinese cuisine, and numerous other cuisines are very 'rich'. You can also buy souvenirs, toys and clothes. There are some shopping malls nearby too! And, you can breathe some nostalgic air as well!
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