1 Sep 2019 - Fort Canning Park and The Bicentennial Experience

From National Museum of Singapore, we walked back to Fort Canning Park,  an iconic hilltop landmark has witnessed many of Singapore’s historical milestones.

We walked across a field towards our destination, Fort Canning Centre,

Fort Canning Hill once sited the palaces of 14th century Kings and served as the Headquarters of the Far East Command Centre and British Army Barracks.

The decision to surrender Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942 was also made on the hill, in the Underground Far East Command Centre, commonly known as Battle Box.

We were able to climb up to the top of a gate via a very narrow staircase.

At about 5pm, we proceeded to the Singapore Bicentennial Experience, which is a multimedia sensory experience that brings us back in time to witness key moments in Singapore’s transformation from as far back as 1299.

The Bicentennial Experience has two main sections.  The Time Traveller will take place indoors, bringing visitors on an epic experiential journey through Singapore's key historical moments.  It has a total of 5 Acts.

For Act 1, visitor will see how Singapore was already at the forefront of regional and global events as early as the 13th century.  Live performers and a moving travelator add drama and dynamism to some of the most colourful exploits that unfolded in early Singapura.

Act 2 shows how Raffles came to Singapore in 1819 as well as the arrival of industrious pioneers who were instrumental in shaping the fate of early Singapore.

Act 3 amazes visitor at how colourful early 20th-century Singapore looked as she blossomed into a dynamic port city.

In Act 4, we were in a dark room listening to the bombing of Singapore by the Japanese imperial force.  The difficult days of Singapore's Japanese Occupation are conveyed compellingly through dim spaces and cracked tunnels.  Before leaving Act 4, each of us picked up an umbrella which we needed for Act 5 in order not to get wet.

In Act 5, we witnessed how Singapore comes into its own after World War Two in a special "rain enclosure" where shimmery water projections highlight the nation's remarkable achievements.

The next section of Bicentennial Experience is the Pathfinder, which is an outdoor experience with a series of pavilions designed for visitors to explore a diverse range of ideas and themes that show how Singapore's connections with the rest of the world have spanned 700 years.

As we walked past the field towards the car park, Jerlene and Javier suddenly decided to execute their gymnastic skills in front of Fort Canning Centre building.  Cool!

Other than Cartwheel, they also did a coordinated bridge!  Haha.......

We then drove to Great World City and had our dinner at Ho Fook Hei (好福气) restaurant, which is famous for their Soy Sauce Chicken (豉油鸡).

What a great day out today for our family!