Fort Canning Park

After a pretty rough week, Juliana was finally back to her old self this weekend. I just wanted to share this picture from the other day...she wouldn't take her usual afternoon nap, so around five, she passed out on Jacob's lap.Daddy & Juliana with her cute little pigtails. Her hair is getting so long!!

Yesterday morning, right after breakfast, we headed to Fort Canning Park which overlooks Orchard Road. Once known as the "Forbidden Hill," Fort Canning holds a lot of historical significance dating back hundreds of years. Locals were fearful of ascending the hill since they believed their royal ancestors built their palaces on the land. In 1822, Raffles built the city's first botanical garden on the hill and government officials took residence there. Later, the hill took on a military role and served as a fort for armed forces for numerous years. There are a lot of different things to visit at the park, such as a Spice Garden, Raffle's house and an archaeological excavation site, but we spent our time running around with Juliana. We did pass the canon though, on our walk...

In front of the park's entrance was a display by the Singapore Kindness Movement.

Juliana went to each one to give them all kisses and hugs. I think there was eight in all, so it took some time, but it was adorable!!

After some quality time with the animals, we headed to the park's entrance. Yeah, this was just the beginning of the stairs!! She spent lots of time smelling and picking the flowers...

By the top of the hill was a swing that Juliana had fun on with her daddy...There were a lot of people using the park's serenity to meditate and also a group of people practicing some form of martial arts...

It was a nice morning and after exhausting ourselves in the heat, we had lunch at one of our favorite restaurants out here, Brewertz, and then headed home!