Singapore

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Singapore

I spent 3 days in Singapore; a city, country and island.

I was amazed by the similarities with the UK, the style of the roads and signs, the type of shops, "Topshop" for example but it had an even more futuristic feel as everything was so clean. There was no smoking in many areas, no chewing gum and no eating Durian, the smelly fruit. The city was full of big tower blocks and shopping malls, visible from the 72nd floor of a posh hotel near the port, and there were many, many ships.
We went to Pulau Ubin, another island to the east of Singapore and then in the evening to the famous Long Bar in the Raffles hotel to drink a Singapore Sling, perhaps the world's most famous cocktail recipe, invented by a Raffles Hotel barman, although 4 of us shared one as it was pricey

After Singapore we flew from Peninsular Malaysia to Malaysian Borneo and the view of the island from the plane was fantastic.

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Photos

UK-esq
Like being in England

Modernism
Cool buildings

Shopping malls
so many of them

View of the City
from the 72nd Floor

View of the city
So many ships

No chewing gum
Forbidden in Singapore

So many rules
You cant eat this smelly fruit

Singapore Sling
Drinking one in the famous hotel

My Singapore flakes
Yummy

Singapore from the air
Flying over Singapore on the way to Borneo

Comments

[Jacob Christopher]

No visit to Singapore is complete without a 'sling' at Hotel Raffles, one of the better accommodations in Singapore.