dinner at a food court
mosque
Sultan mosque
Parkview Square building, built in art deco style
there are four common languages in Singapore, but English is the official language
Hindu goddess Kali in the Sri Veeramakaliamman temple
the Battle Box war museum
Fort Canning park used to be jungle in them olden days ...
ASEAN sculpture park
View from Fort Canning park
the city is virtually free of graffitti, but I did find this one ...
The Raffles hotel is very luxurious. It's built and decorated in a victorian style
Entrance to a Chinese monastry
at Boat Quay
Singapore is a “fine” city ...
Funny bridge at Robertson Quay
View from the plaza, looking at Boat Quay and Elgin Bridge
View from Riverwalk to Boat Quay
View on Clarke Quay and Riverside Point
View from the plaza, looking at the Fullerton hotel and Cavenagh bridge
View from the Merlion's point, looking at Theatres on the Bay and the Esplanade
The Merlion near the Fullerton hotel
view from the Esplanade, looking at the Fullerton hotel, Singapore
Oyster omelette midnight snack from hawkers at Newton road
Hawkers at Newton road. The big Chinese guy makes the oyster omelettes
Siloso beach on Sentosa island. All beaches on Sentosa are artificial, man-made, and all palm trees are oddly perfectly placed
Cartoon about the Birma railroad construction during World War II
Indonesian/Malayan style artwork
Dutch money, given out by the Japanese government. But Singapore never was Dutch, this money must have come from Indonesia (which was a Dutch colony at the time of WWII)
Sentosa island is right next to the port. So while you are playing on the beach, you have a nice view of the oil tankers
Battery at Fort Siloso on Sentosa island
At night, the musical fountain becomes a feast of light
On Sentosa island, near the ferry
Sentosa, Singapore
I was lucky to be at the Baybeats festival, on the Esplanade
Large pagoda in the Chinese Garden
Japanese garden (at the Chinese Garden)
All signs are in four languages. Even the "please don't commit suicide" signs on the subway tracks
Digital displays are cool ... except when they don't boot
View from above. Looks just like a mockup, but this is not a fake..!!
You can see the obelisk of the War Memorial park
Check out the gargoyles on the Parkview Square building
This is not a tricked photo ... the building in front has a very sharp V-shape
Yum!
a tiger with a Tiger
Orchard road, in front of Ngee Ann city
Ngee Ann city is a giant warehouse. There are more giant warehouses on Orchard road, but this one really is giant
shiny happy people
Chinatown, Singapore
Smart-ass on board
The Thian Hock Keng temple is the oldest Chinese temple in Singapore
Old and new next to each other
Count the fans
Before entering a Hindu temple, take off your shoes. These are all the same, because the kids wear a school uniform
Breadfruit and durians. Look at the size of that thing!
Haw Par Villa, also known as Tiger Balm Gardens, shows statues telling Chinese myths
In the first court of hell, you will be boiled in blood
Chinese folklore believes in ten courts of hell. After death, and after hell, you will be reincarnated
Chinese dragons wall at Haw Par Villa, Singapore
This guy is being saved from a shipwreck by the turtoise, because earlier, he saved the turtoise from fishermen. There is a lesson to be learned in this ...
Moralistic wise lessons
Singapore is a place of many religions living close together
Outside of the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu temple
The gopuram of the Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple
Hanuman the monkey god, Sri Srinivasa Perumal, Singapore. Hanuman saved Sita from the demon Ravana
Hindu priests use chalk to draw religious symbols on the floor
Waterfalls near Mt Faber point
Snoopy is thinking that life is good
Obelisk in the War Memorial park. Singapore was occupied from 1942 to 1945 by the Japanese, who tried to exterminate the Chinese
Trishaws near Bugis
Chinese monastery
Hawkers at Bugis
Haw Par Villa
Sri Srinivasa Perumal
