Saturday, February 20, 2010

Sights and Sounds of Eastern Singapore


The shell is 1.5 metres long
Right behind the 15 inch gun is a patchwork of what I think are trenches preserved in concrete
This shot of Terence at the tip of the gun gives a perspective of the size of this huge piece of artillery
Our highlight of the day: The replica of the British WWII 15 inch gun of the Johore Battery.The barrel is 16.5 metres long.When WWII started there were 7 of these guns defending the British Empire.2 were near Dover and 5 in Singapore. The problem was most of the guns were facing south when the Japanese invaded from the north via Malaysia
Managed to take a shot of an Airbus A380 taking off from Changi Airport
Lots of homeless people live in tents at Changi beach
We knew that this huge ship passing thru would make a great shot
Changi Ferry Terminal: From here we board boats that will takes us to Pulau Ubin an offshore island that is still inhabited
These boats belong to the numerous floating fish farms that dot the coast of north eastern Singapore

I tagged along with my friend Terence who wanted to take some photos around Changi Point with his new Canon camera.