Welcome to my Singapore Page
Unique is the word that best captures Singapore - a dynamic, cosmopolitan city-state where different cultures, ethnic groups and religions blend harmoniously.
Singapore prohibits certain items, these are, chewing gum, chewing tobacco, controlled drugs and obscene articles. Singapore has the death penalty for drug smugglers and on all the landing cards we have to fill out this is in red.
The country is very clean and as chewing gum is banned, the streets remain clean.
I like eating at the food courts that are dotted around the city, I like the way the coffee is served in small plastic bags with a straw, although the plastic and thermal cups are becoming the choice of westerners.
The weather is tropical, hot humid and rainy, Singapore doesn’t have any pronounced rainy or dry season, but thunderstorms do occur, around 40% of all days.
During the time we spend in Singapore, the holiday makers get the chance to see the city and all its attractions. A great way of getting to know the area is with a city tour, we drive around the Civic District past Padang, Cricket Club, Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. We stop at the Merlion Park and after visiting the Merlion, have an Ice Cream Sandwich, yes a Sandwich! Then we visit the Thian Hock Keng Temple, and visit a local handicraft centre that’s at the cable car station for Sentosa Island. Finally we tour the National Orchid Garden with over 60,000 orchid plants.
Most people that visit Singapore want to see and visit the World Famous Raffles Hotel, this we do on an evening tour, firstly, taking in the Famous Hotel, where we enjoy a Singapore Sling in the Long Bar, this is the only place in Singapore where you can throw your peanut shells on the floor, then we travel to Bugis Street and enjoy some free time at the night market, grabbing a few bargains, we end the night with Dinner by the river at Boat Quay.
I’ve also enjoyed the Afternoon Tea Buffet at Raffles Hotel, this I do along with a cruise along the Singapore river, on board a Bumboat with some members of the group, whilst others take a day tour into Malaysia, and to it’s most historic city, Malacca.
Singapore prohibits certain items, these are, chewing gum, chewing tobacco, controlled drugs and obscene articles. Singapore has the death penalty for drug smugglers and on all the landing cards we have to fill out this is in red.
The country is very clean and as chewing gum is banned, the streets remain clean.
I like eating at the food courts that are dotted around the city, I like the way the coffee is served in small plastic bags with a straw, although the plastic and thermal cups are becoming the choice of westerners.
The weather is tropical, hot humid and rainy, Singapore doesn’t have any pronounced rainy or dry season, but thunderstorms do occur, around 40% of all days.
During the time we spend in Singapore, the holiday makers get the chance to see the city and all its attractions. A great way of getting to know the area is with a city tour, we drive around the Civic District past Padang, Cricket Club, Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall. We stop at the Merlion Park and after visiting the Merlion, have an Ice Cream Sandwich, yes a Sandwich! Then we visit the Thian Hock Keng Temple, and visit a local handicraft centre that’s at the cable car station for Sentosa Island. Finally we tour the National Orchid Garden with over 60,000 orchid plants.
Most people that visit Singapore want to see and visit the World Famous Raffles Hotel, this we do on an evening tour, firstly, taking in the Famous Hotel, where we enjoy a Singapore Sling in the Long Bar, this is the only place in Singapore where you can throw your peanut shells on the floor, then we travel to Bugis Street and enjoy some free time at the night market, grabbing a few bargains, we end the night with Dinner by the river at Boat Quay.
I’ve also enjoyed the Afternoon Tea Buffet at Raffles Hotel, this I do along with a cruise along the Singapore river, on board a Bumboat with some members of the group, whilst others take a day tour into Malaysia, and to it’s most historic city, Malacca.
It really is “A PEOPLE THING”