aporeYou notice you arrived in "Switzerland of Asia" the minute you land at the Changi Airport. Clean, modern and for Christ's sake there is even a swimming pool in the terminal. The similarities do not end here though, Singapore also has 4 official languages, and four nationalities with completely different cultures coexist in peace. Furthermore, Singapore is also as expensive in Asia as Switzerland is in Europe. However, in certain aspects Singapore goes even further, like the prohibition of chewing gum, or the national sport: standing in line for something, for a taxi (which you may not just wave from the side of the road, there is a taxi stand for that), for an atm, or nicely one after the other for 50m for a public bus:
We started the day by visiting the Colonial Core with its nice colonial style buildings and walking down to Raffle's landing place by the Singapore river, where the city-state was founded.
We then walked by the Esplanade heading towards the Singapore flyer, the biggest observation wheel in the world:
From here we enjoyed wonderful view of the Marina Bay with the financial district in the background:
After the ride, we started to explore the different cultural districts of Singapore one-by one
- Arab street with its nice almost Istanbul-like atmosphere:
- Little India, full of arcades, silk shops and authentic Hindu temples:
- Chinatown, dominated by the scent of burning sticks and flowers from Buddhist temples:
Later in the evening we took a river cruise and along the way we got a closer look at the Merlion, the symbol of Singapore:
We then finished the night with an incredible Night Safari, where we had the chance to see the night life of a tropical jungle from close proximity.
The next day we took a frozen train ride to the Jurong bird park to let us surrounded by these wonderful birds:
We started the day by visiting the Colonial Core with its nice colonial style buildings and walking down to Raffle's landing place by the Singapore river, where the city-state was founded.
We then walked by the Esplanade heading towards the Singapore flyer, the biggest observation wheel in the world:
From here we enjoyed wonderful view of the Marina Bay with the financial district in the background:
After the ride, we started to explore the different cultural districts of Singapore one-by one
- Arab street with its nice almost Istanbul-like atmosphere:
- Little India, full of arcades, silk shops and authentic Hindu temples:
- Chinatown, dominated by the scent of burning sticks and flowers from Buddhist temples:
Later in the evening we took a river cruise and along the way we got a closer look at the Merlion, the symbol of Singapore:
We then finished the night with an incredible Night Safari, where we had the chance to see the night life of a tropical jungle from close proximity.
The next day we took a frozen train ride to the Jurong bird park to let us surrounded by these wonderful birds:
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