Trip to the Zoo
09:13 AM on Saturday 24 January 2026
Pauline got tickets to the zoo again and I rented a Sony 200-600mm for the occasion. A long lens really gives very unique photo opportunities but a full frame super tele is so heavy.
Gardens by the Bay
09:19 AM on Thursday 25 December 2025
We went to Gardens by the Bay on Christmas day. It was quite cool as they had working model trains. Here are some of the photos. And here are the videos. https://youtu.be/AF8bt212mmo https://youtu.be/kHy-wtSI8zI
Morning walk
06:02 AM on Friday 05 December 2025
We took a nice morning walk around the hotel and took some nice photos. In one of the stores, we saw this bubble blowing sponge which is very cute.
Dinner
06:07 PM on Thursday 04 December 2025
We had a quick dinner from the small night market next to the hotel.
Lake tour
03:29 PM on Thursday 04 December 2025
We were just in time for a boat tour which visited different docks scattered around the Sun Moon Lake. It was quite fun to go around to visit the different spots.
Nine frogs
03:27 PM on Thursday 04 December 2025
The "Nine Frogs" (九蛙) statue at Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan is a famous landmark that acts as a visual water level indicator. Created by artist Shen Chen Ying, the nine stacked, bronze frogs are designed to be mostly submerged, with the number of visible frogs indicating the severity of water level fluc ...
Hotel at Sun Moon Lake
02:59 PM on Thursday 04 December 2025
We got a hotel which is very close to Sun Moon Lake. Here are some photos of the view from the hotel.
Beautiful clouds
01:35 PM on Thursday 04 December 2025
Pylons are not something we have in Singapore. And the clouds were really beautiful.
Noodles for lunch
12:34 PM on Thursday 04 December 2025
Had our first meal at Taiwan which was a local noodle place. Really nice noodles. The ingredients were really fresh.
On our way to Taiwan
05:22 AM on Thursday 04 December 2025
At terminal 1 waiting to take our flight to Taiwan. In the plane.