A Visit to the President's House
The President of Singapore's mansions, Istana , was open to the public over the weekend for Chinese New Year. It is hardly ever open to the public. There are only five days total this year the public is allowed to come and visit the house and grounds. Kind of amazing that it is even open to the public. We did have to go through security, but it was nothing like the Heathrow airport. The path leading up to the mansion was really long. Lyndon and the kids wanted to stop and take a break, but I herded them along. All the activities were through the second set of gates, and I knew that if we stopped we would never make it. And we made it just in time to see the lion dance. It is my and the kid's favorite Chinese New Year tradition. We love it! We get excited every time we hear the drums going. Can't wait to see some more before the festivities are over. President Tan was there at the lion dance. I was really surprised that he would actually be there on the day h