A few final pictures from Singapore
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ArtScience Museum, design inspired by the lotus flower
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Parliament
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Floating Sports Arena. Singapore hosted the 2010 Youth Olympics, and hosts a Premier League soccer match every season
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Buddha Relic Temple. A relic believed to be a tooth of Buddha is housed in a room of solid gold at the top of the temple.
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Atrium of the Buddha Relic Temple
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Room of 10,000 Buddhas, top floor of Buddha Relic Temple. There are really 10,000 tiny statues lining the walls.
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Chinese Gardens
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Stone Bridge at Chinese Gardens
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Japanese Water Garden
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Main Entrance to Chinese Gardens
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Pagoda and Chinese Statues
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Office Park by the bay
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Durian, the world's smelliest fruit. A delicacy to the locals, yet a nightmare to most foreigners!
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My boss at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Clarice, during our Founder's Day celebration. TTSH celebrated 100 years of surgical operations this year. TTSH is also proud to have served during the SARS epidemic of 2003, which killed over 750 worldwide. Singapore, along with several other SE Asian countries, are largely credited with preventing a widespread US outbreak.
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Another Temple Downtown
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In front of Marina Bay Sands Hotel, Singapore's signature landmark and tourist destination, complete with casino, theater, luxury shopping, and fine dining.
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sunset atop One-Altitude
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US Ambassador to Singapore, David Adelman
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4th of July celebration, honoring members of the US and Singaporean Navy.
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Singapore's newest attraction, Gardens by the Bay, opened June 2012
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The large artificial trees are made of photovoltaic cells that power the park using sunlight
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The two large conservatories at Gardens by the Bay
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Close up at Marina Bay Sands
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Mall inside Marina Bay Sands. For a small fee, you can take a miniature gondola ride along the waterway running parallel to the shops.
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World War II Memorial. A 30,000-strong Japanese division successfully invaded Singapore in 1942, despite being outnumbered 3 to 1 by British forces. The subsequent reign of terror by Japanese occupation went down as one of the bloodiest in the war.
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9-inch stuffed shrimp, fantastic seafood!
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Caught the NBA draft at a restaurant, go cats!
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