I have spent my previous two articles talking about Mapletree North Asia Trust whose main asset is Festival Walk.

Festival Walk was extensively damaged  by protestors November and was force to shutter its doors for renovation and repair works. Initial reports had indicated that it would be shut for months. However management has pulled through and managed a soft reopening just before Chinese New Year.

A Yahoo Article featured a couple of photos that frankly looked quite depressing… but what was the real picture on the ground?

I visited it on the weekend to find out.

I came after lunch at about 3pm and it was extremely crowded. The mall was by and large mostly open although there were some walkways and areas that were closed.

Here are the photos & videos:

Walking in, I was slightly worried a the glass windows had been covered up – something that’s quite common