Showing posts with label Singapore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singapore. Show all posts

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Tunglok Tea House: Singapore


Tunglok Tea House
Changi Airport, Singapore 

Changi Airport in Singapore has been rated as one
of the best airports in the world and with its varied
unique attractions, it is a tourist destination on its own.



We needed a light meal while on a stopover Singapore on  our
 way back to Manila, and we chanced upon Tunglok Tea House.  

 

Tunglok Teahouse in Changi airport makes you
experience the past era of Singapore because of the
warm old Chinese ins[ired interiors, period posters,
fixtures, lighting and the Peranakan-styled furniture.




The menu offers a wide range of traditional Chinese
favorites including delightful migrant Teochew dishes.



Since we came for a light meal, we decided
to try their wide  range of ‘made on the spot,
steamed  to order’ piping  hot Dim Sum dishes.

 

The Steamed Pork Dumpling or ‘Siew Mai’
was tasty, moist and juicy. The texture was
perfectly chewy and it bursts with the blend
of sweetish- savory flavour in your mouth.



The Fried Prawn Dumplings with Mayonnaise.
Served piping hot, with a thin, crisp perfectly
fried outer skin that  shatters with crunchy gust,
and a very light and clean-tasting prawn filling.
It so good that we decided to order another one.



The Steamed Shrimp ‘Har Gao’ Dumpling was a
work perfection. The translucent, thin skin was sturdy
and did not to break when picked up with chopsticks.   
It also did not stick to the paper lining the basket and
other ‘ha gows’. The shrimp was very fresh, it was not
overcooked and was exquisitely delicious and addicting.



The Dimsums were so good and served as awesome
appetizers that made us crave for more, so we decided
to order have a full dinner to sate our fired up appetites.
We ordered a Fried Pork Belly served in a clay pot with
assorted fresh vegetables and truffles. It was sooo good.

 

The Stir fried Flat Noodles and Beef and Bean Sprouts 
was very delicious and filling. It finally sated our cravings
brought about by the appetite intensifying dimsum dishes 

 

TungLok Teahouse is an excellent restaurant that tourists
should take advantage while in transit at the Changi Airport,

 

...as it made Chinese cuisine with a Teochew traditional twist
globally palatable while retaining  authentic flavors and taste.



Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Best Zoo Abroad; The Best of Stay, Stray, Play and Feast

The Best Zoo Abroad
The Berlin Zoological Garden
The Best of Stay,Stray, Play and Feast
First Anniversary Posts
(Series 10)


Next to theme parks and museums,
visiting a zoo is a must for family
traveling with children.



It is a place where kids
can relax and play,


 

...appreciate nature,



… and see the animals from
faraway lands that they might
not get a chance to see in their lifetime.



Of all the zoos that we have visited
in the past from our previous travels,



…we consider the Berlin Zoo
as the best and the most beautiful
in the world.


The Berlin Zoological Garden
 or Zoologischer Garten Berlin
is the oldest zoo in Germany,
…and it is also one of the oldest zoos
in the world as it  opened in 1844.


Visiting the zoo is a feast for the senses 
as it is has so many breathtakingly beautiful
natural attractions  like lovely forests

 


...with trees showing the beautiful 
hues of autumn, 




…scenic rivers,



…and rustic ponds.



It also had man made attractions
like beautiful manicured gardens,



…. glorious water fountains,



… bucolic playgrounds that
the kids got to enjoy.

 

…every nook and cranny of Berlin Zoo
is beautiful and photogenic that
you would want to take photos everywhere.


I could run out of superlatives if
go on raving endlessly about the zoo…


…and it is an understatement to describe
the zoo as the most beautiful in the words.



And I almost forgot- that this is animal sanctuary 
of more than 1,500 different species 
and around 17,500 animals found in the zoo…




…and has one the zoos with most comprehensive
collection of species in the world.

 

 


  For Stay, Stray, Play and Feast, and based
on our personal experience- 
The Berlin Zoological Garden
is the Best  Zoo in the World


Read My Other Blogs on The Best of 
Stay, Stray, Play and Feast Series








Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Siloso Beach Resort Hotel

Siloso Beach Resort Hotel
Nature at its Best
Sentosa, Singapore

We took some of our loyal employees
to  Singapore for rest and recreation,


...and we scouted for an affordable
 budget hotel accommodation
right at the Resort Island of Sentosa.


The net search led us to the
 Siloso Beach Resort Hotel.


It offered affordable rates and had a perfect location
as it  was close to almost
all attractions of Sentosa Island.


It was located few steps 
to the Sentosa Luge,


…just in front of the 
beautiful Siloso Beach,


…walking distance to  a popular attraction
called the Songs of the Sea,


...few blocks away from the
Universal Studios Singapore;



…a tram stop is located just in front of the hotel
for those who didn’t want to walk,


…and just few blocks away from the
Train Station,



…and bus station,


…that would directly connect
one to mainland Singapore.



Siloso Beach Resort Hotel tags itself  
as an environment friendly hotel and  
had received awards to boost the claim.

It was built within a breathtaking a rain forest
and right in front of a gorgeous  beachfront.

siloso beach resort sentosa-露台上看到的海滩
The hotel lobby 
had an outdoor feel ,


...as you are surrounded with the
the green flora and fauna 
of a tropical rain forest,


...and is located  at the topmost part of the hotel
and accessible by a mountain road.


 I believe it is the only hotel where the entrance
reception and the check -in   areas are 
located at the top most floor of the building.


It is connected to the hotel rooms
with series wooden bridges and pathways.



The hotel was built following the mountain  terrain
and each floor follows the slope of the mountain.


They also made sure that the trees 
were not cut when the hotel was built.



The guest  rooms are located 
at the lower levels of the building


....and  the lower most is the Hotel Café  
where the buffet breakfast is served, 
fronting the main street,


....and serves as the hotel's access
to the famous Siloso Beach.




The hotel rooms are old,
 has seen better days
and needing renovation,

....but nevertheless 
they are still comfortable 
and tidy.


The hotel is sandwiched 
between the mountain,


...and the sea so it offers a spectacular 
 view of the beautiful ocean on one side



…and of the virgin rain forest 
on the balcony on the other side.


It had a beautiful outdoor garden
on the ground floor.





This hotel has the one of the most fabulous
swimming pool I have ever seen.


It is apparently a fresh water spring swimming pool
where the water cascades from a 5 storey waterfall


...and goes down to a pool 
that follows a natural river course,


....leading to the forest.



The kids had a great time 
swimming in the pool,


....and despite the great attractions 
of Sentosa Island, it was very difficult 
to pull them out of the pool.




It also has a direct access to the beautiful Siloso Beach
and the beach is perfect for an early morning swim.



The Sun, the Sea, the Mountain and the Forest.
They are unbelievably all here in this hotel.


Some guests are turned off that the hotel
is old and definitely needs renovation,


....but with their very low  budget rate,
very, very strategic location,
and unbeatable hotel amenities-


The picky side of us didn’t really mind
the room's almost dilapidated condition,



...and everyone just had a lot of fun
in Sentosa.


I love this hotel, I would sure love
to see this beautiful hotel back
to its top shape in the near future.


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