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Southern Ridges (Singapore) Part 3 – Henderson Waves

The next and final leg of the journey takes us through Henderson Wave into Faber Walk towards Mount Faber. The Henderson Waves is an iconic bridge which would be easily recognizable. It snakes across the Henderson Road hence the name. The Henderson Waves is 274m long and at the highest point sits at 36m above Henderson Road.

Don’t worry the path across the Henderson Waves is not wavy but straight. Part of the waves acts as shelters against the environment

Henderson Road below

On the left is the Defence Science and Technology Agency and on the right is the public housing at Telok Blangah Way

The shelters at Henderson Waves

Long tail Macaques having a feast

The Macaques are typically harmless and would not attack unless they can see food. So to prevent yourself from being attacked, do not carry any plastic bags or food in easy reach of the primates. Just walk passed them and do not provoke them or you be courting trouble.

CHIJ (Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus) St Theresa’s Convent

Radin Mas Primary School

Mount Faber Hill Park

Overlooking the old Colonial Buildings in Sentosa

Harbour Front Towers (Formerly World Trade Centre)

The Jewel Box on top of Mount Faber

The Jewel Box is home to the Mount Faber Cable Car Station, 5 F&B Outlets and a retail shop. It sits on top of Mount Faber at the height of 106m.

Cable Cars to the Harbour Front Station

The Road to Sentosa before the Sentosa Boardwalk was built. Behind it is plot of land where Universal Studios Singapore now sits

Pond at Palm Plaza

Overlooking the construction of Resort World Sentosa and Univeral Studios Singapore

Colonial House along the Marang Trail

This ends the Southern Ridges Trail as I made my descent down to Seah Im Food Centre before approaching Vivocity.

 

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Southern Ridges (Singapore) Part 2 – Alexandra Arch

The next leg of the Southern Ridges trail begins from outside the Hort Park through the Alexandra Arch across Alexandra Road towards the Henderson Waves across Henderson Road.

The Alexandra Arch

The start of the trial takes us through the Forest Walk over the former Gillman Army Camp

The Gillman Barrack as it was previously known was built in 1927 in the defense of Singapore. It was named after Major General Webb Gillman. During the second world war, this place saw the fierce fighting between the British forces and the Malay Regiment against the Japanese invading forces.

In the 1970s, the camp was taken over by the Singapore Armed Forces and it became the Headquarters of the Singapore Combat Engineers. In the 1990s, the camp was disused and was renamed Gillman Village which houses eateries and other entertainment spots.

Gillman Village

The Gillman Village is undergoing the next phrase of development into Singapore latest Art destination.

Squirrel munching on the Banana Leaves

Saga Tree Pods

The ShopHouse in Gillman Village which offers recycled Indonesian Teakwood Furnitures

One of the former building of the Gillman Camp

The former Gillman Heights Apartments which has been demolished and the new condominum project, The Interlace is taking its place

The Former Fairways Condo  along Telok Blangah Road

The PSA and NOL Buildings

HP Building at Alexandra Road

New public housing at Telok Blangah Heights

Approaching Telok Blangah Hill Park

Jackfruits

In the distance is Sentosa with part of the Resort World Sentosa being built. This is taken on September 1st 2008.

Telok Blangah Hill Park Garden

The Alkaff Mansion

The Alkaff Mansion was built in the early 1920s by Syed Abdul Rahman Alkaff primarily as a retreat for his family and to entertain clients and guests of different races. The Alkaffs were wealthy and hugely successful traders from Yemen who dabbled in the lucrative trading in spices, coffee and sugar between India and Indonesia. The Alkaffs were also involved in property developed.

After the second world war, the Alkaff Mansion was abandoned and the building went into despair. In 1986, the building was restored to its former glory under the care of the Singapore Tourism Promotion Board. In 2008 when I visited the place, the building went abandoned again.

In December 2011, the Alkaff Mansion was restored once again and is now home to an Italian Restaurant, Alkaff Mansion Ristorante.

Our journey ends here as we enter the next leg of the journey through the Henderson Waves

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