In the old days, where would you go if you wanted to have some, ahem, shall we say quiet time with your date? yg has a list of lovers’ haunts that people used to frequent ‘in the old days’
So, where can one go for a brief romantic getaway for the night? yg writes:
some blogger friends were reminiscing their courting days and they went on to name the lovers’ haunts that they frequented. i have come up with a list of the places favoured by lovers in the past. actually, any place that is dark, quiet and secluded can be a lovers’ choice. however, if a place is too secluded, you run the risk of being robbed or harmed.
most of the old timers mentioned macritchie reservoir park, king george v park, queen elizabeth walk (also referred to as the esplanade), katong park, changi beach and botanic gardens as their ‘pak tor’ places.
the other popular spots – some of which are still popular – included mt faber, fort canning park, lower peirce reservoir, upper seletar reservoir, marine parade, bedok and kallang park. some not so well known haunts were grace park and woodleigh park. a few, like east coast park, upper tanah merah and west coast park came onto the scene in the 80s.
I’m pretty sure that some of these places are still used today. Of course, the other side of lovers’ lanes are the peeping toms, who for some strange reason take delight on intruding on couples. You can read about lovers lanes and peeping toms in yg’s post here.
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