Jurong Hill + Garden of Fame

My family and I went up Jurong Hill to a hilltop restaurant for teppanyaki recently. Though it’s not a big hill, there are 2 carparks – one at mid-level and the other on the peak. Whichever one you choose to park, the restaurant is still close by.

We headed straight to the peak, which was for most of us our first time on top. We usually settle on mid-level.

What’s interesting up there is a sign that says “Garden of Fame” and looking around us, we saw many trees with plaques.

So if something’s worth plaquing then it has to be something significant or historical or both, right? And since we are ardent plaque readers, we went under different trees asap. Soon we had a list of countries where their leaders and dignitaries planted a tree on this plot to mark their visit to Singapore, during the 1970s.

So who came and did the gardening?

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and other VIPs arrived from Sweden, Norway, Iran, Tongo, Barbados, Japan, Canada, US and Indonesia. There is also a tree planted by our first president Benjamin Sheares.