It's the idea I've got in mind since I discovered Singapore. I love so many things in this city and I feel it so easy to live there that I think that it's maybe a little bit true.
First of all, I love the mixture of all the cultures, there, in the city. During the centuries, Singapore grew through many immigration waves. Chinese, Malay, Indian, European people. Each one after the other. The result of that is the number of different cultures, architectures, religions, rites, ways of life you can meet in town. It's so amazing.
During the 4 days in Singapore, two at the beginning, two at the end of our trip, I had a great pleasure in walking down all the streets : Arcade road, Orchard road, Boat quay, Clarke quay, Bagdada street, Arab street...
Following the immigration waves we can find in the city the different quarters : Little India, China town, the Arab quarter or the Central Business District (CBD) with all this impressive amount of skyscrapers.
Little India looks quite poor. It's clearly a little piece of Indian, just implanted in the middle of the city. In the road, edged by two-or-three floor building, there are a lot of people and a big activity. Shops (flower, furniture, decoration…), smells, music, restaurants. It's a total immersion. Like everywhere in the city, all the people are very kind. But with the mess in the street it's maybe the only part of the city where you can cross the road without being honked by the car. It's quite pleasant.
The Hindu religion is a joyful one. During the visits we done in the different temples, we saw many colours, funny icons and other flowers, we heard music, we met happy people. The architecture of the temples is, I must admit, really kitsch. It's look like modelling clay. As if it was made by children. And it is always overloaded. On top of that the divinities they venerate are quite funny and joyful, as for example Ganesha (the elephant-head one) or Vishnu (with all those arms).
We also visited other temples from other religion, like this so-kitsch temple dedicated to Budha. It was quite a chock in entering this temple and seeing this 25-meter Budha just in front of us.
Just on the other side of the road there was an other temple for an other religion, totally different. It's interesting to see that the temples are not only some places to pray but also to meet people, to eat, to read, to live. For a non religious people like me I think it's a very good approach of how can a religion can help you to live and improve your life and make you happier. It's very fascinating.
In Singapore there is also a Chinese disctrict, called like everywhere Chinatown. It’s quite typical of a Chinese street with many chops, many people and not so much place. The better place of the street was noticed by the Routard. It is a shop of old Chinese furniture. Completely out of budget but the seller was very kind (and also gay) and it was a pleasure to talk with him.
The rest of the city is full of many buildings and other skyscrapers. I think there is always a part of the city under construction since they love to improve their city. It’s also incredible to see a road with about 25 mall, one after the other. One for sport shop, the other one for electronic, the third one for the luxury. It’s really impressive.
And there is also so many things to see. Sometimes the whole street is covered and has air cond ! Singaporians are completely crazy but always very kind and respectful. The city is a model of cleanness. We saw t-shirts of Singapore in some shop. On the t-shirt there were all the interdiction in the street with the associated fine. Forbidden to smoke, spit, throw some paper and so…
I will also add that there is one of the most beautiful place of the world there with the famous hotel : The Raffles. And on top of that there are also different museums in Singapore, including the asian civilization one we have already done with Kro. And it is great.
To conclude I keep wondering myself about Singapore to know if it is an occidental piece in Orient or maybe the opposite. But I can say that I love it !!
First of all, I love the mixture of all the cultures, there, in the city. During the centuries, Singapore grew through many immigration waves. Chinese, Malay, Indian, European people. Each one after the other. The result of that is the number of different cultures, architectures, religions, rites, ways of life you can meet in town. It's so amazing.
During the 4 days in Singapore, two at the beginning, two at the end of our trip, I had a great pleasure in walking down all the streets : Arcade road, Orchard road, Boat quay, Clarke quay, Bagdada street, Arab street...
Following the immigration waves we can find in the city the different quarters : Little India, China town, the Arab quarter or the Central Business District (CBD) with all this impressive amount of skyscrapers.
Little India looks quite poor. It's clearly a little piece of Indian, just implanted in the middle of the city. In the road, edged by two-or-three floor building, there are a lot of people and a big activity. Shops (flower, furniture, decoration…), smells, music, restaurants. It's a total immersion. Like everywhere in the city, all the people are very kind. But with the mess in the street it's maybe the only part of the city where you can cross the road without being honked by the car. It's quite pleasant.
The Hindu religion is a joyful one. During the visits we done in the different temples, we saw many colours, funny icons and other flowers, we heard music, we met happy people. The architecture of the temples is, I must admit, really kitsch. It's look like modelling clay. As if it was made by children. And it is always overloaded. On top of that the divinities they venerate are quite funny and joyful, as for example Ganesha (the elephant-head one) or Vishnu (with all those arms).
We also visited other temples from other religion, like this so-kitsch temple dedicated to Budha. It was quite a chock in entering this temple and seeing this 25-meter Budha just in front of us.
Just on the other side of the road there was an other temple for an other religion, totally different. It's interesting to see that the temples are not only some places to pray but also to meet people, to eat, to read, to live. For a non religious people like me I think it's a very good approach of how can a religion can help you to live and improve your life and make you happier. It's very fascinating.
In Singapore there is also a Chinese disctrict, called like everywhere Chinatown. It’s quite typical of a Chinese street with many chops, many people and not so much place. The better place of the street was noticed by the Routard. It is a shop of old Chinese furniture. Completely out of budget but the seller was very kind (and also gay) and it was a pleasure to talk with him.
The rest of the city is full of many buildings and other skyscrapers. I think there is always a part of the city under construction since they love to improve their city. It’s also incredible to see a road with about 25 mall, one after the other. One for sport shop, the other one for electronic, the third one for the luxury. It’s really impressive.
And there is also so many things to see. Sometimes the whole street is covered and has air cond ! Singaporians are completely crazy but always very kind and respectful. The city is a model of cleanness. We saw t-shirts of Singapore in some shop. On the t-shirt there were all the interdiction in the street with the associated fine. Forbidden to smoke, spit, throw some paper and so…
I will also add that there is one of the most beautiful place of the world there with the famous hotel : The Raffles. And on top of that there are also different museums in Singapore, including the asian civilization one we have already done with Kro. And it is great.
To conclude I keep wondering myself about Singapore to know if it is an occidental piece in Orient or maybe the opposite. But I can say that I love it !!
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