Most of us are familiar with 6th Avenue, but did you know there’s also a First Avenue, Second Avenue, Third Avenue, Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue nearby? I must have passed these streets hundreds of times on my way to school (back in the day), but had never explored them. Since we’ve been touring the East for the last few weeks, I thought it would be nice to go somewhere different today, so off we go to First Avenue.
Let’s start along the main Bukit Timah Road (from which you turn into First Avenue.)
Right outside First Avenue is an Esso where you can grab petrol and emergency groceries. (The only thing to note is that the Esso is located after the turning into First Avenue, so you would need to make a U-turn to get back home after pumping petrol. Alternatively, there is also a Shell on the opposite side of the road, along the Dunearn stretch....