Travel & Food Hunt: Luxurious for the Commoners: Sentosa & Holland Village

This is like the 4th time we're in Sentosa, wanting badly for a suntan!
It's the rainy season in S'pore, but what the heck?? OB and I just want to have a good break by the beach. Seeing that the weather was looking up, we hopped on the train and hoped for the sun to stick out a little longer with the clouds still hanging thou.

Caught sight of this insect extracting juice from the flowers in Sentosa. We've no idea what kind of insect it is. It's really huge bug!

Oh grey clouds looming over the sky... but it didn't keep the beach go-ers off. But eventually, no sun and an hour's nap later, we were on the way to Ikea at Alexander for some furniture-shopping.

While walking by Alexander Hospital towards Ikea, and found these 'love' seeds on the pathway.

We hardly see these trees around any more. For me, I used to watch them on tv dramas.

Inside Anchorpoint, there's a Disney cafe.

We didn't know there's one till we were there. Majority of the customers are Japanese with their families.

After having purchased the lot from Ikea, we were stucked outside thinking where our next stop will be. Thanks to OB who thought of Holland Village, a place that we have left at the back of our minds.

By the time we reached Holland Village, it was time for dinner. Pho Hoa was our 1st choice!
They served the best Vietnamese noodles and snacks so far. A pity that there's only 1outlet in S'pore, so far from central.

Gỏi Cuốn

The cold popiah wrapped with prawn, rice vermiceilli, juliene pork and salad tasted good with their special plum sauce.

Another appetiser ordered out of curiousity. We couldn't put it to what it's made of. A little like tofu because it's soft and a little like fish cake for the taste.

The Beef Vermicelli! I think we ordered the kind with everything included and a Large one too!

We like the clear beef broth. So refreshing and nutritious because of the beef.

We ordered Chả Giò, fried version, wrapped with minced pork & vegetable.

All wiped out by 2 ladies. Shows that the food is great and not to be missed!

After dinner, we walked further down to my favourite Japanese bakery - Provence. It has only 1
outlet in S'pore, which is situated at Holland Village. But by the time the post is publised, they have opened another outlet in the new huge shopping center - Ion Orchard. *Hooray!* q(^_^)p

These were all mine! I had to buy alot back else I wouldn't know when it will be the next time I'll be there. Their famous bread is the cheese bunl. It was the 1st bread I tried and still couldn't forget the taste!

The owner was once an architect before he turned into a baker. He incorporated his skills taught in architect into the baking of lovely breads.

We were the last customers by the time the shop closed at 10 pm. You can have a cup of coffee with your favourite bread at the shop as well, sipping the time away.