Family Travelogue: June 2016

Saturday, 25 June 2016

Ah Meng Restaurant Singapore Zoo/ Family Travelogue 25 June 2016

I was at Singapore Zoo today with my husband. We visited our relatives, lol. We arrived at 11am and got out at about 5pm. Apparently, we were very very tired. You may be wondering, where were the kidz. It's not their interest anymore. They have other preference to spend the Saturday. To continue, we had our lunch at the Ah Meng Bistro located inside the Ah Meng Restaurant at Singapore Zoo.

Ah Meng Bistro, Ah Meng Restaurant at Singapore Zoo

Looked haggard though, I was happy we're gonna have our lunch.

My hubby told me to make the photo taking quick, he was very hungry.

Chunky chowder soup in sourdough bread

These were what we had: Chunky chowder soup in sourdough bread,

Mushroom soup in sourdough bread

Chicken, ham and egg croissant with nachos

Ocean salad

Ocean salad,

Ocean salad

A bit pricey though, we had enjoyed our yummilicious meal.

Sundaes

Sundaes for our dessert. The Going bananas sundaes (commonly called banana split) was not available.

Sundaes

The place was almost filled by 1pm. Good thing we had our lunch earlier. The bistro food stocks were over half sold out

There are more preference menus available inside the Ah Meng Restaurant at Singapore Zoo.

Indian Station at Ah Meng Restaurant, Singapore Zoo

Indian Station Menu (all at S$9.90):

Vegetarian Briyani Rice Set
Curry Chicken Briyani Rice Set
Masala Fish Briyani Rice Set
Vegetarian Naan-Set
Masala Fish Naan-Set
Curry Fish Naan-Set

*Naan sets are available on Weekends and Public holidays only.

Western Feast at Ah Meng Restaurant, Singapore Zoo

Western Feast Menu (S$12.90):

Fish and Chips
Chicken Chop with Fries
Chicken Cutlet with Fries

Western Feast Menu (S$7.90)

Hotdog with Fries
Chicken Nuggets with Fries

Simply Noodles Station at Ah Meng Restaurant, Singapore Zoo

Simply Noodles Menu (S$8.90):

Minced Chicken Noodle Soup
Fried Fish Bee Hoon Soup

Simply Noodles Menu (S$7.90)

Fish Ball Noodle Soup
Fried Fish Macaroni Soup
Chicken Macaroni Soup

Lion City Favourites Station at Ah Meng Restaurant, Singapore Zoo

Lion City Favourites:

Hainese Chicken Rice Set (S$9.90)
Roasted Chicken Rice Set (S$9.90)
Braised Duck with Yam Rice Set (S$10.90)
Chicken Porridge (S$7.90)
Steamed Herbal Chicken (S$11.90) with Rice (S$12.90)

Kampung Delights Station at Ah Meng Restaurant, Singapore Zoo

Kampung Delights Menu:

Nasi Lemak with Baked Chicken (S$9.90)
Nasi Lemak with Curry Chicken (S$9.90)
Nasi Lemak with Assam Fish (S$9.90)
Laksa (S$8.90)
Mee Siam (S$7.90)
Mee Rebus (S$7.90)
Nonya Curry Chicken Noodle (S$8.90)

I'll be posting soon Singapore Zoo blog. Meantime, you may want to watch the short videos taken at the Elephants of Asia and The feeding of the Giant Tortoise I just uploaded at Youtube:

Check the other places of interest in Singapore and places visited in Asia

Singapore

Japan trip 2014

Hong Kong

See Also:

Resort World Sentosa
Singapore

Visit to Vienna
Austria

Singapore River

Sound of Music
Movie Locations

Family cycling

The making of Harry Potter

Universal Studios

Singapore

Chili Prawns w Oregano

Family World Travel

Sunday, 5 June 2016

Hakone Open-Air Museum/ Family Travelogue 16 March 2016 Part 3

1984 My Sky Hole by Bukichi Inoue

The Hakone Open-Air Museum is a Harmony of Sculpture and Nature. It was opened in scenic Hakone in 1969, the first museum in Japan devoted to sculpture in the open air.

The museum is situated in 70,000 sqm of parkland and has distant vistas of mountain and sea that change with the changing seasons.

In 2014, around 300 works of Picasso were added with the over 120 works displayed in the open. Picasso's works are placed inside and photography is prohibited.

1984 My Sky Hole by Bukichi Inoue

Museum staff members check the status of the sculptures daily and carry out any necessary conservation to preserve their beauty and original condition. The staff also focuses on landscaping and planting. The sculptures are placed to balance and harmonize with the terrain of the surrounding mountains.

1984 My Sky Hole by Bukichi Inoue

1984 My Sky Hole is a huge silver sphere sculpture at the Hakone Open-Air Museum by a Japanese artist, Bukichi Inoue ( 1930~1997).

1984 My Sky Hole by Bukichi Inoue

Inoue created a few versions of My Sky Hole displayed in some museums in Japan. His sculptures involves surrounding environment to give people peace by linking them to nature. He continued designing trying to achieve depth from his works until his date.
More so, Bukichi Inoue created the overall design for the Hakone Open-Air Museum in 1969.

1992 My Seven Pillars of Wisdom as a Homeage to the Mountains of Japan

1992 My Seven Pillars of Wisdom as a Homeage to the Mountains of Japan by an Israeli artist, Igael Tumarkin (1933~ )

1949 bronze made Eva

1949 bronze made Eva by an Italian artist, Francesco Messina

1969 Pavilion Sculpture

1969 Pavilion Sculpture by a Swiss artist, Max Bill (1908~ )

1971 Young Woman

1971 Young Woman by a Japanese artist, Churyo Sato (1912~2011)

Ground Maze at Hakone Open-Air Museum

My daughter had tried this maze and she had difficulty finding the way out :).

Hakone Open-Air Museum Cafe

Apparently, the Cafe inside the Hakone Open-Air Museum lets you not only relax but enjoy your meal with the greenery and breeze as the building is surrounded by trees and lawn.

1976 Spring in East Hokkaido

1976 Spring in East Hokkaido by a Japanese artist, Yasutake Funakoshi (1912~2002)

1976 Autumn in East Hokkaido

1976 Autumn in East Hokkaido by a Japanese artist, Yoshitatsu Yanagihara (1910~2004)

Hakone Open-Air Museum, Japan

Winter was about to be over and in two weeks time the museum is full of Sakura. A few trees had bloom during our visit.

1972 Dedicated to the Aegean Sea

1972 Dedicated to the Aegean Sea by a Japanese artist, Yoshi Kinouchi (1892~1977)

1969 Borne de Terminus

1969 Borne de Terminus by a Japanese artist, Yasuo Mizui (1925~2008)

1953 Michinoku by a Japanese artist, Kotaro Takamura (1883~1956)

1972 Primavera

1972 Primavera by a Japanese artist Takashi Mine (1914~2003)

1985 The Boxing Ones

1985 The Boxing Ones by a British artist, Barry Flanagan (1941~ )

1918 Grandson of the General

1918 Grandson of the General by a Japanese artist, Seibo Kitamura (1884~1987)

1978~1980 bronze made Sfera con Sfera

1978~1980 bronze made Sfera con Sfera by an Italian artist, Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926~ )

1962 La Mer

1962 La Mer by a Japanese artist, Hiroatsu Takata (1900~1987)

Check out the other art works displayed at Hakone Open-Air Museum:

Hakone Open-Air Museum
Part 4

Hakone Open-Air Museum
Part 2

Hakone Open-Air Museum
Part 1

More art works the next blog...Hakone Open-Airp Musuem Part 4

How to get there:

From Gora: Take the Tozan train and alight after one stop at Chokoku-No-Mori Station.
follow the signs to the Open Air Museum.

Getting to the Hakone Open-Air Museum

From Shinjuku, we took the Romance Car to Hakone Yumoto.
From Hakone Yumoto Station, we went down across the road and took the Bus 2 bound to Moto Hakone Ko and Hakone Machi Ko. We alighted at Moto Hakone Ko.
From Moto Hakone Ko, we joined the Lake Ashii Cruise to Togendai Ko
From Togendai Ko, we took the Ropeway to Ubako station
From Ubako station, we took the Bus to Sounzan station
From Sounzan Station, we took the cable car to Gora station
We had our lunch near Gora station before we went to the Open-Air Museum by the Tozan Railway train.
A separate post for our Hakone trip March 2016.

Check out the places we had visited in Japan:

Japan trip 2014