Cavenagh Bridge, Singapore

One Beautiful Evening

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The evening was cool and breezy after a heavy tropical shower. A leisurely 16 kilometres hike towards Marina Bay Sands brought me to the Cavenagh Bridge along Singapore River. Opened in 1869, this is the city only and oldest suspension bridge. The bridge was named after William Orfeur Cavenagh, the last India-appointed Governor of the Straits Settlements (1859 ~ 1867). The Fullerton Hotel on the right often brings back memories of visit to the General Post Office situated inside this former Fullerton Building. 

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You don’t need much for happiness.

A peaceful sky above our heads

and some small comforts:

a warm house with lights and water.

That’s it,

Our values have changed a lot.

In fact, we have changed.

Yana Lysenko

(A resident in Kyiv, Ukraine)