Christmas in Bloom at Singapore Orchard Road

Finally Orchard Road is decked with dazzling colourful Christmas light-up. I love going to Orchard Road to experience the Christmas festive atmosphere with my cousins and friends. This year, speakers are placed along the road near Ngee Ann city and Ion Orchard playing Christmas carol. Last Saturday my cousins and I explored Orchard Christmas light-up from Wheelock Place to the Ngee Ann city. 

I will back to Orchard road again to see Christmas light-up again. 

From the Straits Times here

The 3.1km light-up will kick off on Nov 13, with seven weeks of festivities till Jan 2. The lights will be turned on from 6.30pm to midnight from Sundays to Thursdays, till 2am for Fridays and Saturdays, and stay on overnight on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, until 6am.

The 12m-tall main arch at the Scotts-Paterson road junction, seen in this artist’s impression below, will be lined with colourful lights accentuated with red and rose gold poinsettias, a traditional Christmas flower that symbolises purity and mirth.

At Ion Orchard

Inside Wheelock Place

Christmas Decor at Orchard Road

I'm so looking forward to next Saturday Orchard road Christmas light-up! Yesterday I had a wonderful time meeting my pal, Y at Orchard road for dinner and shopping. We went to Ion for dinner first at Hoshino Coffee first. We also went to Zall bookstore at the Wheelock place. Later we went to Paragon to try Kind Kones ice-cream and to buy some facial products. 

This year Orchard Road Christmas is my favourite floral theme with giant outdoor production. Next Saturday I'll go to Orchard Road again to see the light-up. This year I don't feel like travelling especially when I read of the rising covid fatality cases in Singapore. I hope there is no more covid just like the end of SARS. Next year, hopefully I can travel to Italy and Switzerland. My friend, C told me she is also interested to visit Europe. So for now, we just save for the trip. I'm also learning some basic Italian language from youtube video. 

We love the festive feel with Christmas song playing outdoor. Even though I'm not  Christian, I love Christmas as I love the dazzling Christmas light-up in Orchard and the holidays season for me. Maybe I just stay at home on Christmas Day as Orchard road will be crowded. 

 

                                           At the Paragon Shopping mall

Floral decorations along Orchard road

Merry Christmas!

Tomorrow is Christmas Day! I wish all my Christian and Catholic readers and friends Merry Christmas. Even though I'm a Buddhist, I also like Christmas Day as we get to see beautiful Christmas lighting at Orchard road and now in many shopping malls in residential area. In Singapore, Christmas Day is also public holiday. Tomorrow, I will just enjoy a good meal with my family at home. 

This year, Orchard road street is decked with beautiful Christmas lighting and I love this year design. 

Take care and enjoy the day!

Christmas lighting at Singapore Orchard Road.

Outside Ion Orchard

Tang Orchard 

 

Christmas Menu at Elemen Restaurant

Recently I had Santa-Licious Christmas 8-course meal at  Elemen Restautant Millennial Walk. There are some delicious dishes and some disappointing dishes. I'm quite disappointed with the cold pasta and cold and thick tortilla skin for the caesar salad. Maybe I will to Paya Lebar Quarter Elemen to try the Santa-Licious meal again. It would be good if I can the cold pasta to truffle ramen. 

To my surprise, this creamy pasta is cold. I'm not a fan of cold pasta. 

 Appetiser. I find the watermelon with balsamic dressing quite interesting. 

 Unfortunately this baked tortilla skin is not crispy. It taste kinda like our Chinese butterfly bun thick dough. I love the caesar salad but not the baked tortilla skin.

 This thick potato and mushroom soup is not bad.

 Cranberry sorbet is refreshing sweet.

 Fried Portobello mushroom with asparagus 

 I love this crispy portobello mushroom. It reminds me of shake shack mushroom burger.

 Raspberry red velvet log cake with strawberry has firm texture unlike some of the soft sponge texture which I don't fancy.

 The secret fruit tea comes with a watermelon cube.

Christmas Decorations in Singapore Orchard Road 2019

I love late November and December in Singapore as beautiful dazzling Christmas decoration lighting will adorn the streets and shopping malls in Singapore Orchard Road. I love the festive feel at Orchard Road though I'm not a Christian. For the past few nights in Singapore, temperature is also cool at about 25 degrees Celsius and I really love the cool weather. 

This year I decided not to travel and just stay put in Singapore and explore various attractions here like Sky luge, Gardens by the Bay, National Gallery of Singapore, Botanic Gardens and other places. Oh and going to karaoke to sing my heart out! I had been travelling since 2011 and this year I just want to stay put in Singapore perhaps due to fatigue from travelling for the past few years. Maybe next year, I will go to Taiwan again. 

Nearest MRT Station: Orchard MRT

                  I love Ion Orchard shopping mall Christmas decorations! How about you?

Paragon shopping mall also has impressive Christmas decorations.

Singapore Orchard Road are now adorned with Christmas lightings.

At Tang Plaza

Ion Orchard shopping mall