Roger and Stephen in Singapore: Christmas Singapore

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Christmas on a Great Street

This year Orchard Road celebrates 30 years of Christmas lights along the 2.88 stretch of road.
A photographic exhibition outside Shaw House showcases both the Christmas Lights over the years and celebrations on Orchard Rd on Christmas Day when the road is closed to traffic.
This years lights and decorations are multicoloured to represent Singapore's diversity as Singapore prepares to celebrate 50 years of independence next year.
Twelve of the major shopping malls will also be competing for the best dressed shopping mall which is determined by public votes.
The lights were switched on by Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam on the 15th of November and will run to January the 1st.

One of the many spots to have a photo taken for tourists

This section of lights has the Christmas tree motive

This section has the snowflake and the lights are blue

Lamp post

Snowflake

Gateway to the main shopping stretch

Stars and lights dangle from the trees

Stars and globes hangs from the trees that line Orchard Rd

Hearts featured in this section of lights

Multi -coloured stars

Orchard Central shopping centre

Centrepoint shopping centre

Orchard Gateway shopping centre

One of the many Christmas trees that line Orchard Rd

Mandarin Gallery shopping centre

Takashimaya department store

Ion shopping centre

The tree at Ion

Inside the Ion tree

Tangs department store

Trees in Scots Road

Paragon shopping centre

Thursday, 12 December 2013

Christmas on A Great Street

Christmas is in full swing in Singapore and since mid November the 2.2 km stretch of Orchard Rd is decorated in Christmas lights and decorations that has made it become one of the 10 most popular Christmas decorations spots to visit in the world according to travel guides.

The colour theme this year is blue gems and sliver diamonds and they are totally new decorations from last year which were red and gold.
Each of the major shopping centres that line Orchard Rd also compete in a competition to be awarded for the best decorations outside their complexes.

The display certainly attracts large numbers of tourists and local families at night and the pavements are very crowded with people and the ice cream sandwich ( a block of ice cream between bread ! ) vendors are doing a brisk business.