Inside the Bhudist Temple

Singapore

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January 9th 2009
We leave Katoomba and eventually arrive at our 'Chinatown' hotel on the edge of Chinatown in Singapore at Midnight after about 16 hours travelling. So its off to get some food and we get directions to a very downmarket chinese cafe in a nearby side street. Neither of us know what we are doing, no-one speaks english, so we order from the glass counter by pointing. Sue went safe by getting chicken ... read more

Asia » Singapore

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Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but separated two years later and became independent. It subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international ... ... read more