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The fusion of modern and nostalgic

architecture gives the “Boats Quay”

its charming appearance

“Boat Quay” is a row of lovely conserved

warehouses along the Singapore River,

which comes alive at night with its

riverside restaurants, cafes and pubs

High-rise buildings pop up

everywhere - here behind

the Parliament House

The ‘Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission’

has impressive Buddha figures

As most of the Indian Temples, the Sri Mariamman

Temple also has an elaborate Gopuram, the

sculptured tower above the entrance that shows

carved gods, goddesses and mythological beasts

The Sultan Mosque with its golden

dome and onion shaped turrets

Huge red pomelos are on display in

big quantities. They are imported from

Thailand and are traditionally sold at

the Chinese Mooncake Festival

The tropical Durian fruit - the “king of the

fruits” - is piled to a pyramid on a market

stall. It is known for its delicious taste (we

don't like it so much), but its smell is so

awful that it is banned in the subway

and in many hotel rooms too

The birds’ picking on white bulbs

on the street drew our attention to

the high tree with the red and

thorny lychees

A colorful barge crosses

the Singapore River

Trees and flowers are everywhere in

Singapore. Here the brilliant red

frangipani blossoms catch our

eyes on the way to our Embassy

View across the Singapore River

The legendary Raffles Hotel

dates back to 1887

In the court yard, it is easy to step

back into colonial times…….

..…..and enjoy the delicious food

In front of the Chinese ‘Kwan Im

Thong Hood Cho’ Temple, built in 1921,

stalls sell flowers and fruit for offerings

The many lanterns always

spread a unique Far East touch

Dark clouds over the skyscrapers

behind the festive decorated Chinatown

A performance of Chinese dancers at

the Mooncake Festival celebrations

Twilight over Singapore’s Chinatown

A street with beautifully two-storey

houses in Little India, where the local

Indian community lives. Merchants

often have their business on the

lower floor and their home above

This ERP gantry (Electronic Road Pricing Scheme), means that you are entering an auto-

mated road pricing system designed to keep Singapore’s roads smooth flowing. It is based on the principle of charging motorists according to the density of traffic when they travel on

heavily used roads during peak hours. For entering the zone, an ”In-Vehicle Unit” (IU) is

needed in the car with a stored value card. The IU automatically deducts the ERP charges

from the cash card each time the vehicle passes through an ERP gantry. If there isn't such a

unit or the card is insufficiently charged, the cameras catch the car - the driver will be fined

Obviously, scooters are the cheapest

and fastest mean of transport in

regulated Singapore - they

are also ideal to park

The Chinese Thian Hock Temple with its

dragon roof is built without any nail joints

Chinatown - a place which Chinese

immigrants called home - in its attractive

festive look for the Moon Cake Festival

Two wild looking guard figures in

front of the Thian Hock Temple

The beautiful architecture of the Abdul

Gaffoor Mosque with its many minarets

An eye-catching blue spot near the

Sultan Mosque in the Arab Quarter

The crowd is filling up Chinatown

for the Mooncake celebrations

Decorative lanterns with their

warm lights are everywhere…….

…….and their variety is unique

The mooncake is deeply connected

with the Moon Cake Festival. It is

sold with many different fillings and

tastes delicious

Sitting Buddha at the

‘Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission’

Emil is waiting anxiously to greet our

“buddy” after the two months of sea

journey from French Guiana and

to verify its condition

 

Nearly 5 years later, on the way from Tonga to Belawan in Sumatra/Indonesia, we made in 2010 another stopover in Singapore:

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar

Lion dancers perform at a Chinese shop.

The lion dance is believed to bring good

luck and fortune to the business. The bigger

the performance, the bigger the reward

Dragon dances are performed

at Chinese New Year to scare

away evil spirits

On Orchard Road, Liliana is posing

in front of a beautiful tiger, entirely

made of artificial flowers, to mark

the Chinese year of the tiger

At Bugis Village people are gathering

around the horoscope for 2010,

the year of the Tiger

Entry to a temple: Each

visitor receives a gift,

wrapped in red and gold

Monks bless visitors –

against a small donation!

The Swiss flags on the “Marché” in

Somerset make us heading straight into

its restaurant. But no fondue, no raclette,

but rösti (a kind of hashbrowns) being

the only Swiss specialty on the menu!

A nostalgic Swiss scene descending

the stairs to the “Marché”

Restaurant in Somerset

We are posing in front of the

Merlion, the landmark of Singapore