Saturday 11th of February
Singapore! Up until now a place one hears of in a historical context with WWII or in a modern context with the rise of economic wealth in the East but now here we are. We are actually here!
This is a really special and exciting City. It is a very clean and efficient place, the people are friendly and helpful and the skyline is spectacular. It’s much more ordered than India and the economic growth is evident everywhere. The shopping malls are BIG! Bull Ring, Blue Water, Merry Hill do not compare in any way whatsoever.
More importantly the people of different faiths live together in harmony. There is a work ethic too and the young people (who appear to be in the majority), are eager to get to work to make their living! There is no, or little unemployment, there is no graffiti, no yobs and the future for this place looks as great as the decline in the West is evident!
Today we went on a tour of the city which finished in the Chinese quarter, a busy place but ordered and safe. There are many Shrines and temples, not just Bhuddist, but also Muslim Hindi and Christian. We also went to the absolutely fabulous Botanical Gardens; so beautiful with many exotic and beautiful plants orchids and trees. In the afternoon we braved a trip on the cable car which is very high! It was nice to see the City and the bay and the other Islands from such a high viewing point, it also went over “Black Watch” so it was also a chance to see a different view of the ship. It is hot here and very humid, but what a fabulous place to be!
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happy Birthday to Maisy for Wednesday
the national flower of singaport
some of the buildings
Nice to read your comments about Singapore, which doesn’t seem to have changed much since H. and I were there some 12 years ago. Well known as a ‘fine city’ I remember their very strict litter laws,for example no chewing gum allowed !
ReplyDeleteMissed out though on the Botanical Gardens and I particularly like the orchid photo. Did you manage to take a photo of Black Watch, or were you too shaky?
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