I decided one day that Sunday mornings will be spent actively. This is mainly due to my Garmin telling me that Sunday is the day which I had the least number of steps.

So the first Sunday morning we went to climb Bukit Timah Hill. I read that the car park is usually full due to the limited number of lots and decided to reach there by 7am, the time it is opened.

There were already many others when we reached. The climb was not that difficult, only the initial part was steep. Taking the easy route, it was around 1.1km up.

We had to take it slower on the way down due to the steep decline. Then we went to Rider’s Cafe nearby, where we made a reservation, for breakfast.

Rider’s Cafe is situated at the Bukit Timah Saddle Club, just behind the old Turf Club. The environment was serene. It felt like we were no longer in Singapore. The air was fresh, with just a whiff of horse’s urine. Horses were being led by their owners around the area. We managed to get a seat at the balcony so we could see horses being groomed as we had our breakfast.

The food was average but the coffee was really good. The price was average for the food portion. We will definitely go back again just for the tranquility and the horses.

Hope this will become a weekly thing.