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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nA few days later, I went to the dentist (19th floor in Novena) and decided to walk around Kampong Glam to explore a few sites from Secret Singapore. First was Petain Street. Singapore is one of the only place that still have a street named after Mar\u00e9chal Petain. He was, after all, a hero of First World War, even if he’s mainly remembered today for his actions during Second World War. I then went to see the “Leaning Tower of Singapore”, aka Masjid Hajjah Fatimah Mosque, one of the rare mosques named after a woman. On my way I spotted the beautiful blue Masjid Malabar Mosque. On my way back home, I saw a couple of interesting condo buildings and also a very old Muslim cemetery. I also spotted a very odd\/funny tower full of cars and, a rare sight, a decaying building that must have been beautiful in its hay days, the Ellison Building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quelques jours plus tard, je suis all\u00e9e chez le dentiste (19\u00e8me \u00e9tage \u00e0 Novena) et j’ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de me promener dans Kampong Glam pour explorer quelques sites de Secret Singapore. La premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape \u00e9tait la rue P\u00e9tain. Singapour est l’un des seuls endroits \u00e0 poss\u00e9der encore une rue portant le nom du Mar\u00e9chal P\u00e9tain. Il \u00e9tait apr\u00e8s tout un h\u00e9ros de la Premi\u00e8re Guerre mondiale, m\u00eame si on se souvient surtout de lui aujourd’hui pour ses actions pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Je suis ensuite all\u00e9e voir la \u00ab Tour pench\u00e9e de Singapour \u00bb, alias la mosqu\u00e9e Masjid Hajjah Fatimah, une des rares mosqu\u00e9es portant le nom d’une femme. Sur mon chemin, j’ai aussi vu la magnifique mosqu\u00e9e bleue Masjid Malabar. Sur le chemin du retour, j’ai vu quelques immeubles d’habitation int\u00e9ressants ainsi qu’un tr\u00e8s vieux cimeti\u00e8re musulman. Je suis \u00e9galement tomb\u00e9e sur une tour tr\u00e8s \u00e9trange\/dr\u00f4le pleine de voitures et, chose rare, un b\u00e2timent en ruine qui devait \u00eatre magnifique quand il a \u00e9t\u00e9 construit, l’Ellison Building.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of our last Sunday walk with S\u00e9bastien was going up Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore. The climb was steeper than we thought! But a very enjoyable walk on the way up and down!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pour une de nos derni\u00e8res balades dominicales avec S\u00e9bastien, nous sommes montes sur Bukit Timah, le point culminant de Singapour. La mont\u00e9e \u00e9tait plus raide que nous avions pens\u00e9 ! Mais une balade tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able en mont\u00e9e et en descente !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The best for last? I went to the famous Fullerton hotel. The hotel was originally the general post in early 20th century and was literally the centre of Singapore, miles 0 from where all distances were calculated. Today it has been refurbished in an absolutely wonderful way and you can feel all the history of the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Le meilleur pour la fin ? Je suis all\u00e9e au c\u00e9l\u00e8bre h\u00f4tel Fullerton. L’h\u00f4tel \u00e9tait \u00e0 l’origine la poste g\u00e9n\u00e9rale au d\u00e9but du 20e si\u00e8cle et \u00e9tait litt\u00e9ralement le centre de Singapour, le km 0, l’endroit d’o\u00f9 toutes les distances \u00e9taient calcul\u00e9es. Aujourd’hui, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9nov\u00e9 d’une mani\u00e8re absolument merveilleuse et vous pouvez ressentir toute l’histoire du b\u00e2timent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Around the Fullerton, there are a few things I wanted to show you. The Bank of China building looks so much like the one in Hong Kong, it is quite surprising. And also, as you know, I love murals. So I couldn’t resist going back to Tiong Bahru to discover one I didn’t know, “Home”. And seeing one last time this area with its lovely art deco buildings that I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Autour du Fullerton, il y a quelques b\u00e2timents que je voulais vous montrer. Entre autres, la Banque de Chine ressemble beaucoup au b\u00e2timent de Hong Kong, c\u2019est assez surprenant. Et aussi, comme vous le savez, j’adore les peintures murales. Je n’ai donc pas pu r\u00e9sister \u00e0 retourner \u00e0 Tiong Bahru pour en d\u00e9couvrir une que je ne connaissais pas, “Home”. Et revoir une derni\u00e8re fois ce quartier avec ses jolis b\u00e2timents art d\u00e9co que j’adore.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saturday 6th July, we stayed near City Hall and walked to a rooftop bar a bit further away. 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