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| Circle Line station murals |
You can find various murals in the newly opened (on 8 Oct 2011) Circle Line stations. Leftmost is at Telok Blangah station. More of this below. Next 2 are at Labrador Park station and Holland Village station respectively. In the final column, top is at Haw Par Villa station, bottom left is at Farrer Road station and bottom right is at Caldecott station.
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| The "Amazing Race 3" at Telok Blangah? |
Taking a closer look at the mind-mapping mural in Telok Blangah station, I spotted "The Amazing Race 3" on the top left. So what has the Amazing Race got to do with Telok Blangah? Tracing down, oh..
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| Pit Stop in Telok Blangah |
Telok Blangah Hill (or Mount Faber) was actually a pit-stop for "The Amazing Race 3"!
So, what does Telok Blangah got to do with a "cooking pot"? Telok Blangah in Malay means "cooking pot bay", which describes the cooking pot shape at the bay, which is behind Keppel Harbour.
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| Convenient destinations along Circle Line |
Some of the destinations [exit at station of the same name as the destination] within walking steps of the Circle Line stations are (top left) Holland Village, (top right) Botanic Gardens, (bottom left) Haw Par Villa, (bottom right top) exit at one-north station for Black Canyon Coffee, the best coffee in my opinion from one-north, and (bottom right corner) exit at Botanic Gardens station for Serene Centre (with nice eateries there).
Incidentally, the Circle Line is not a complete circle. One terminal is at Harbourfront station, while the other ends at either Dhoby Ghaut station or Marina Bay station. You can reach both Singapore Integrated Resorts (IRs) via the Circle Line - alight at Harbourfront station to get to Resorts World Sentosa; or alight at Bayfront (on the train heading to Marina Bay) to get to Marina Bay Sands. Bus service 97 also connects the 2 Integrated Resorts.
