Fort Canning Park Revited 再游福康宁山

My last visit to Fort Canning Park was on 19 Sept 2010 and it was an event organised by LAS
http://dexterine.blogspot.com/2010/09/just-went-for-guided-walk-of-fort.html

This time my friend, May Lang, made an arrangement with National Park and invited me to join the morning guided tour which started at 9 am today.

I was surprised to meet Ms Lee Wei Ling, the former guide at the meeting point.  As other tour members did not show up, the walking tour was conducted exclusively for both of us.

With the lively introduction of Wei Ling, and my links with her from the last visit, we have a very informal tour of the park and took a lot of photos along the way!

Here is the write up May Lang did in Chinese:

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值得再游的新加坡福康宁山
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/yongyala/article?mid=435&l=d&fid=16

福康宁山是新加坡的历史宝山，这里每逢周六都有义务导游为游人免费讲解，我们通过电邮预约，29/7/11星期四早晨9点在讲解员的带领下，上了一堂宝贵的历史课。沿着花草吐露芳香的山径漫步，我们找回失去的童真，拍了许多充满喜悦心情的照片。初次认识这里曾经拥有或尚存的护城河、温泉、灯塔、炮枪、炮台、城堡、香料园、蓄水池、墓地、考古坑等，我们的心顿时亮了起来！

    

    福康宁山由于位置险要，早在英国人登陆前这里就是兵家必争之地。从福康宁山顶远眺，新加坡河口、红白相间的救火局；白色纯净的百年教堂以及傍山而立的国家博物馆等狮城重要的历史地标，尽收眼帘。山顶花园登山梯阶处，有数块砂岩壁雕，展现殖民地之前的新加坡一路走来的艰辛历程和曾经的繁华；王宫的宏伟和市井小民的挣扎求存形成了强烈的对比。 

在这里，不费分文便可以尽情地享受天地的宁静；走近孕育我们成长的历史。有时间真的要常邀家人和更多好友一起徜徉在这一片由古木参天的树林所环抱的天地。

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