We are on the 20th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel with a magnificent view of Marina Bay and the marvelous structures that surround it and have spent the weekend relaxing by the pool, gazing at the sights, and shopping.
A Singapore Walkabout is a feast for all the senses. For your eyes, there are stunning architectural buildings...some of which we can see from our hotel room...like the Sky Park (the boat-like thing) atop this hotel...
And the Singapore Flyer, also as seen from our hotel room...a ride on this huge ferris wheel takes one hour to go around one time...
Boat Quay...a popular restaurant and nightlife area...
Chinatown...
St. Andrew's Cathedral...
...the famous Raffles Hotel, where I had a Singapore Sling...
...the Arts and Science Museum...
...and this under-construction building we walked past this morning...
...this is a mist park...to keep everyone cool on days like today, when the humidity is 94%.
For the taste buds...
there's beer, fried rice and chili crabs...
...and drinks in Raffles' Long Bar...
...the smell of Thai and Chinese food in Chinatown follows you down the streets...the stalls are full of silk purses, linens, clothing, pillow covers and shawls...all at bargain prices...
And finally, the sounds of happy, contented people are everywhere. Singaporeans are out and about at all hours of the day...in restaurants, shopping malls, the parks, the casino, and on the water.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised about that...they live in a Disney World-type place, almost futuristic...a perfect place where there is no litter, no crime, no slums, no pollution, virtually no problems. A place where the worldwide recession seems to have skipped over. Singapore is certainly an interesting place to spend a few days. YOLO!!
Great pics, Dev.
ReplyDeleteFabulous pictures Devoni! You really captured the flavor of this foreign land.
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