The Lantern Festival is in town! Last year I enjoyed this festival a lot at it’s location on the river along Clarke Quay. I had read though, that in the past, the festival had been held @ Chinese Garden and that seemed like such a romantic backdrop for it! So you can imagine how excited […]
Kite Festival Singapore 2011
Last weekend we went to the Kite Festival Singapore 2011. It was our second year to visit this event. We enjoyed it the first time and did so again this year. ACT3 International and NTUC Income did a great job! A reportage in pictures: Living @The Sail, the festival area is right @ […]
Voyage Night Festival 2011. Part 2.
Last weekend I had a great time @the Voyage Night Festival. You can read my blogpost about that here: http://tanguerainsingapore.blogspot.com/2011/08/voyage-night-festival-2011.html. Yesterday I went back and felt like Alice in Wonderland. Why? Let me show you in pictures why: Along Bras Basah Rd I found myself walking under a row of giant table lamps. What happened? […]
Voyage Night Festival 2011
After spending the summer (what summer;-)) in the Netherlands I am now back in Singapore. Enjoying life here, in my second hometown. No more cold days, no more rain…Oops, well, exactly when the nice outdoor Voyage Night festival was scheduled we had rain:-(. Too bad, also for the festival organisation and participants. I went on […]
Chingay 2011
Last year was my first Chingay; a giant Streetparade, a bit like the Carnival de Rio de Janeiro. We bought tickets and it was a fantastic experience. This year we decided not to buy tickets, but go to the festivalarea some hours before the show would start, hoping to catch some of the 8.000 […]
Chinese New Year 2011
2011; year of the rabbit. What does that mean? Well, for starters: lots of rabbits everywhere;-) Rabbits everywhere….. And people posing in front of them. Rabbits that you can throw coins on for good fortune….. Ugly rabbits….. Bigger-than-life origami-rabbits….. Flower-rabbits….. Meticalously maintained all the time… Number two: lots of streetdecoration, in particular lanterns:… […]
iLight Festival@Marina Bay
Next in the seemingly neverending stream of events in Singapore is the iLight Festival. Around Marina Bay, about 20 light installations from international artists have been placed. Ofcourse they give light, but on top of that many are eco friendly or interactive. Providing a wonderful walking tour around the bay, which we made several […]
Chinese New Year 2010: the Year of the Tiger
The celebration of Chinese New Year is an important 15 day long festival. A month in advance the city of Singapore gets decorated. Mandarin trees, pink blossom trees, lanterns, lights, red…en this year: tigers. Not only is the city beautifully decorated, but there are also all sorts of festivities. Artist from whole Asia come […]
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