A couple of years ago I had a friend who was living in Singapore and was fortunate enough to be able to visit with her and her family.

This is an 8.6 meter or nearly 29 foot fountain depicting the merlion. Sinapore erected it in 1972 to signify the city's name (Singapore means "Lion City") and it's humble beginnings as a small fishing village.

We saw LOTS of Buddha images. This was taken at at the Golden Mount in Thailand. Named the Golden Mount because of the huge build up of land and the massive golden temple on the top. Buddhists cremate their dead. This site just happens to be on a site that was once a burial ground for plague victims that they didn't have time to cremate, and probably no one healthy enough to do so.

And then, of course, there was the library. I know, I'm a nerd.