One of those top ten beers

Hot and tired we arrived on Sentosa Island. Avoiding all of the attractions, piped music and crowds we headed for Palawan Beach and a refreshing beer. Ice cold and wow. Instantly hit the top ten chart of Beer requirments.

But thats where we ended up. We started our day at the Alexandra Arch bridge crossing of course the Alexandra Road which is where the Forest Bridge walk begins and mid way point on Singapores Sourthern Ridge trail.

We've been wondering what this metal bridge structure crossing rain forrest was - dispearing into the forrest canopy beyond. It wasn't around years ago when we last lived in Singapore and we thought it was just a link / short cut between Alexandra Road and Gillman Village home of furniture shops and what used to be known as Little Bali. So I admit I didn't do my home work although I had tried to, but now its been discovered I will be adding it onto the things to do at the weekend list. I must admit I've looked at a map of the area in question many times and can only assume that because it is so badly designed and has no relation to what I was seeing on the ground, it therefore just didn't register in my brain - badly designed things tend not to.

(hmm tech prob can't turn photo up right way sorry)

The Forrest Walk's metal walkway zig zags, its way accross the valley, surrounded by trees, with views to the sea beyond. Below there is another path to follow at ground level which I also didn't know existed, so one can easily to a loop walk.

It passes these beautiful Black and White houses just beyond Gillman Village, where British Officers must have once resided (Gillman Village used to be a British Army Barracks). I could quite easily see myself living in one of these...
The pathway goes onwards and upwards, the air is filled with bird noise and cicardas piercing mechanical screech. Two bright yellow Black-naped Orioles fly into vision. Amazing.

The metal gives way to tarmac at Telok Blangah Hill Park, where we wonder through an Italianesk style garden - I think there is some history to discover here as there is what looks like an Italian Villa being restored - another day.

The path is still climbing and we grab a welcome drink from a lone drinks machine at the beginning of the Henderson Waves Bridge. Anywhere else this would be unsual, but we're in Singapore so you sort of look out for things like that. An ice cold drink is always welcome.

The Henderson Waves Bridge links Telok Blangah to Mount Faber, one of the tallest hills around at 105 meters high. And what views. But back to the bridge ...... its a beautiful structure and my photo doesn't do it justice. You can shade yourself from the suns intensity under its arches and sit a while. Its a very calming place.

But we don't often stop and sit while on our walks, we stop and enjoy views and nature and of course a drink but thats never for long. So we walked passed the families and the photography lesson (had our picture taken) and headed through Mount Faber Park. We could have walked on and down the Marang Trail to the civilisation of Vivo City Shopping Centre, but we opted for the newly opened refurbished Jewel Box Restaurant (despite finding it impossible to find the entrance) and the cable car our escape to our Sentosa Beer.