http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Singapore , Chinatown en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:53:25 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:53:25 +0000 We spent most of the day in Singapore'S Chinatown. How can Singapore have a Chinatown given 60 of the population is ethnic Chinese Well when colonial Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles of the British East India Company the native population was not Chinese but Malay. However the new colony attracted many Chinese immigrants. Raffles directed that sections of the town be set asid http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-455384.html It was warm and humid just like the previous dayshellipI reluctantly got up from bed took a bath and sluggishly ate my breakfast. Though I woke up feeling a little bit down I definitely donrsquot want to spend my last day moping around. I spent most of the morning lounging at the reception area thinking of which places I could still manage to visit before my flight later in the evening. I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-453599.html Okay...I'm still aliveI have been trying to write an update every few days but something always seems to crop upWhat a whirlwind time that has been. .. Quite literally.The day after the last blog Tokyo was hit by a typhoon which was interesting to say the least I can never work out the difference between a typhoon hurricane or just a big storm but this one was a typhoon.Typhoon 18 to be exact http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-446415.html Day Three October 4 2009We awoke at 730am which is very early for us especially on a Sunday. Of course the first thing I thought about was that one of our kids may be trying to reach us via skype so we turned on our computer and sure enough hooked up with Jared and Laura who are celebrating their one year anniversary in Puerto Rico. We had a great conversation with them skype is amazing if http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-442179.html Meine LiebenDass eine Businessstadt einfach unfreundliche Bewohner hat ist seit Singapore keine berechtigte Aussage mehr. Wahnsinn was ich da an Gastfreundschaft Hilfsbereitschaft und Feundlichkeit erfahren habe. Ich bin echt beeindruckt und versuche mir davon ein Stueck abzuschneiden. Mit Singapore Air hatte ich ja einen super deal. Hab einen Stopover fuer eine Nacht gebucht mit Hotel und F http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-433425.html We left malaysia and crossed the border at the very posh crossing. We checked into our lovely Chinatown based hotel and the headed off for a walk towards the river. It was very similar to the London docklands area but cleaner. We sat on the river side and I had my first Starbucks.At 7pm we met the rest of the group for a lovely last dinner and a Durian tasting session which I still couldnrsquo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-433353.html Had a couple of nights in Singapore on the way to Melbourne We flew from London to Singapore on the new A380 Airbus Business Classgreat seats with lie flat beds fully horizontal rather than at 30' angle. Stayed at Swissotel Merchant Court. Good hotel in great location alongside river at Clarke's quay.Walked from Clarke's Quay to Raffles and around Marina Bay on first day and Chinatown on second mo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-419003.html Alright well nothing new has transpired since the last entry other than my dinner which is explained through pictures below. However I'll bullet point a few thoughts before heading off to bed.The de facto form of begging in Singapore seems to be selling tissues. A large portion of beggars are blindTaxis are mostly Blue HyundaisSingapore is by far friendlier at least at first than Tokyo. Any fi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-413704.html The moment you step outdoors in Singapore you are blasted with an incredible humid heat. Right now it is 90F feels like 97F and it is not pleasant at all. It's no wonder that Singaporeans take so kindly to shopping malls with their air conditioned goodness. Also I am getting bitten by a gajillion mosquitoes. I don't know how much more I can last at this computer before I dive back into m http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-413606.html The gathering was at the homely Hachi Tei Restaurant located at Tanjong Pagar. Tucked away along the quiet street of Telok Ayer the family restaurant boasts a relatively comprehensive menu modest prices. From bento sets to soba to sashimi there was a bit of everything for everybody.Eight of us gathered AL Ms C EK XMM Mr K Mr KFC and JC for my 29 years 363 days and XMM 2x years 361 day http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-412100.html Otsikko kertoo jo viime pivien pteemat. Singapore on ehdottomasti shoppailuaddiktien lue Petra paratiisi. Peto oli pysynyt piilossa alkuloman mutta kun 29.5. alkoi valtakunnallinen alennusrieha Singapore Sale Petra psti siisen monsterinsa irti. Valitettavasti tss kaupungissa on liian monta ostoskeskusta tavarataloa tai soukkorttelia joten valinnan varaa on.Kytin itsekin tarjouks http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-403483.html Great Singapore Sale vei pienen Petran mennessn merkkirtkyjen maailmaan. Pivn saldo 1 French Connectionin neulemekko 1 French Connectionin paita ja Hush Puppiesin korkkarit. Halvalla lhti Huomenna taidankin lukittautua hotellihuoneeseen ja pysy kaukana ostoskeskuksista. Siinhn se tm piv oikeastaan menikin kierrelless mutkikkaissa ostoskeskuksissa ikkunaostoksia ja vhn mys tosi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-403285.html Huoneessamme tuoksuu appelsiininkukka kiitos l'occitanen suihkutuotteiden istun Eero Aarnion V.S.O.P tuolissa ja katselen yhdennesttoista kerroksesta alas ypukuun vetytynytt kaupunkia jonka yll kuunsirppi hymyilee sekin meille pohjoisen pallonpuoliskon asukeille melko harvinainen nky.Vaikka olemme viettneet tll vasta reilun vuorokauden on tapahtunut tll vlin paljon asioita. Sii http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-403001.html Saavuimme eilen tnne jrjestytyneeseen utopistiseen Singaporeen. Nin ainakin kaikissa matkaoppaissa vitetn ett Singapore olisi siis yksi suuri utopia. Omasta mielestni kaupunki on pllisin puolin lhinn harvinaisen siisti mutta muuten kuten mik tahansa KaakkoisAasian suurkaupungeista hieman lnsimaisempi tosin. Pivhn tll ollaan tosin vasta oltu joten voin olla todella vrs http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-402985.html Hello everyone don't get excited just to say sorry I haven't updated since Santiago I know I'm rubbish but I will do a blog for New Zealand and Australia soon. In Singapore now and it's bloody roasting back to sweating like I did in the Amazon lovely Update soon I promise. Chao for now David X http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-397624.html English written by EllaCastellano escrito por VictorVictor and I finally sat down in our allocated seats on the flight taking us to Singapore to begin our much discussed train journey through SouthEast Asia China Mongolia Russia and Europe. The plan is to make it to Barcelona Spain by seeing a bit ok a lot of countryside along the way. On Saturday 2 May our good friend Eddie and his http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-396931.html Day 1 Friday My bag was the last one to come out of the claim which had me slightly worried. Finally it came out then I was randomly selected to have my bag searched. They found the knife that I had in my large bag since Brazil and never even thought about. Singapore is known for its strict laws so I was shaking a little in my boots even though I researched the night before and found that kni http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-395156.html Well here we go again exploring the world in mad dash way trying to catch up on trips I always wish I had done. I'm starting here in Singapore off to Malaysia before tearing round Thailand.I'd love to say I have learnt lessons from last time of not over planning of building in breaks where I will need them but that would be far too easy so I have far too much booked already and I'm going to far http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-392460.html D60 190309Early bus to bus station. bus to singapore. Arrive middle afternoon dying of heat ...we though we were hot before but we had never been to Singapore...humid city. we check into Cozy backpackers in Chinatown ...yet another one...we are quite fond of them though. It's cheap but there is a reason ...its rooftop with a view but there aren't any walls just a roof as in we are sleeping outs http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-388200.html Hello thereCurrently writing this from Melacca in Malaysia but we loved Singapore so much we thought we had to include a blog entry there. We left India on the 23rd and landed in the evening in Singapore 7.5 hours ahead of you guys. We were staying at quite a swanky hotel that we booled before we came out here. Singapore is a perfect city with no litter horns wild dogs etc. We were sad to be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Singapore/Chinatown/blog-376966.html