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Narrow winding streets. Tidy rows of houses in vivid blues, green pinks ? all the colours you can imagine. Side walks tiled in geometric patterns. Wide columns painted with red Chinese characters. Temples Hindu gods figurines touch the sky.
This is the magic of Singapore, a melting pot of distinct cultures from china, India Southeast Asia and Europe. A magic that has created a nation but richly diverse from Glitzy malls to a pulsating nightlife, Singapore Holds many attractions .the city is shoppers delight and a gateway to south East Asia.
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By Air
Direct flight: Singapore Airlines, Indian Airlines
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Asian Civilisations Museum
Housed in a restored neo-classical building dating back to 1910, the museum focuses on the world of Chinese beliefs, symbolism, connoisseurship and the Chinese scholar tradition, with a collection of Buddhist artefacts, imperial porcelain and seventeenth-century Ming-style furniture.
China Town
It is Singapore cultural heart it provides glimpses of old ways with its numerous temples, decorated terraces and sups. The Thai Hong Kong temple is most intersting.
Chinese and Japanese Gardens
Situated at the very west end of the MRT line and lying side by side, these gardens are something of a haven of tranquillity away from the city. The 13-hectare (32.5-acre) Chinese Garden portrays the Imperial Sung Dynasty style and echoes the grandeur of the Beijing Summer Palace with its bridges, pagodas, stone-boat and teahouse
Orchard Road
this is the area where high-class hotels predominate. It also showcases shopping centres nightspots, restaurants bars and lounges.
Jurong Bird Park
The largest bird park in all of South East Asia, Jurong Bird Park is a refuge for more than 8000 birds of 600 different species from all over the world. Highlights include Waterfall Aviary, at 30m (98ft) the world s highest manmade waterfall, and the South East Asian Bird Aviary.
Night Safari
Located next to the Singapore Zoological Gardens, the Night Safari is billed as the world s first and only night zoo. There are more than 1200 animals, covering 110 exotic species in eight zones that recreate geographic regions, including the South East Asian rainforest, African savannah, Nepalese river valley, South American pampas and Burmese jungle.
Raffles Hotel
Built in 1887 and declared a National Monument exactly 100 years later, Raffles Hotel is one of the world s last remaining Victorian grand hotels of the East.
Sentosa Island
Sentosa Island is the city?s most visited attraction. It has a most of theme attractions including underwater worlds rides beaches with rides, beaches with imported sand, volcano land Asian village.
Singapore Art Museum
The building is one of the city s most striking structures. Exhibits reflect both modern and traditional Asian thought and the E-mage Gallery pioneers the confluence of art and technology. The museum has 13 galleries showcasing an impressive collection of contemporary local and South East Asian art.
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Oldest public park in Singapore the gardens epitomize the tropical island s luxuriant parks with a combination of primary jungle and elegantly laid out flowerbeds and shrubs. Spread over 52 hectares (128 acres), the gardens hold more than half a million species of plant life. The National Orchid Garden has the world s largest orchid display featuring over 20,000 orchids.
Singapore History Museum
Explore the rich heritage of the people of Singapore at the Singapore History Museum. The museum traces the trends and development that have shaped life in Singapore.
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Shopping is the only activity that can rival eating as a national pastime in Singapore. Singapore has an incredible range of products, from fashionable to functional.
Centre point, Orchard Road
The biggest among the stores here is Robinsona that carries a spectrum of fashion wear, toys, furniture & household items.
Chinatown
Unearth unexpected items such as spittoons, antique opium smoking pipes, opera face masks, wooden clogs, waxed paper umbrellas, porcelain dinner ware and jade.
Delfi Orchard
This classy establishment carries quality goods such as pewter ware, Waterford crystal, Wedgwood china & a large range of jewellery.
Lucky Plaza, Orchard Road
Is the place to shop for shoes, electronics & sports equipment.
Mustafa Centre
This mega department store in Little India sells everything from groceries to electronics and clothing. The best thing is that they are all at bargain prices!
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 Getting around Singapore is easy, as the island is small and the infrastructure is very well-developed. Many of the places of interest are within walking distance of each other, and the best way to see them is on foot. When you have to pay for transport, most times, you will find that the MRT (Singapore s equivalent of the subway and metro) is your best option. It s efficient and affordable. Taking a cab should be your last resort, as it is more costly than the MRT and the bus. As cab drivers can charge more when passengers call to book a cab, many cab-drivers have an annoying habit of refusing to stop for passengers without bookings. At times, you see plenty of cabs without any passengers, but none will stop when you try to flag them down. They will only stop when you dial the booking line. Cab drivers can also charge more when passengers hail a cab after midnight. As it approaches midnight, you will also have difficulty trying to get a cab to stop. |
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Harry?s Bar
Elephant Public House
Ice Cold , Bar
Sugar, disco
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