Merlion statue and the Esplanade
Travel to Singapore December 13th, 2009
This is the place to visit if to Singapore. This is the symbol of Singapore. esplanade every tourists who come to Singapore will compete for the photos here. In this place there are many good objects to be photographed as a memento. If guns here and photos here at to Singapore. In the opposite direction the Merlion statue was there Esplanade building, which is often called the building fly’s eye or durian. Do not forget to also take photos with make this building .
The way to the Esplanade / Merlion Statue / Merlion Park: The nearest MRT is Raffles Place (EW14). Then you live walking distance while enjoying the scenery-building skyscrapers in downtown Singapore. For more complete guidance please look at the map of the Merlion Park.
Sentosa Island
Travel to Singapore December 10th, 2009
Sentosa Island was a separate island from the main island state of Singapore. The island is very close to Batam. This is where all the entertainment center is located. Similar to that in Jakarta Ancol. There are so many attractions, entertainment, dining and beaches. On holidays, many tourists and local residents who visit the beach on the island. Beach clean and very comfortable. For more complete information about the island of Sentosa can directly www.sentosa.com.sg visit their website. Soon will also be standing here with so Casino 1 day not necessarily enough to visit all places of entertainment on the island. If you want to pamper yourself with a tropical atmosphere on the island any longer, you are able to stay on the island, the following hotels list – hotels in Sentosa Island. Mid August 2009 will open a new ride at Sentosa Island Flying Fox as the highest and longest in Asia, Treetop rope and rock climbing wall makes the Sentosa Island where the tour really complete.
The way to Sentosa Island: Take the MRT to HarbourFront purposes. Then from HarbourFront follow board directions. Can take the bus, train (train) from VivoCity or by cable car. More information on the web www.sentosa.com.sg
Underwater World Singapore
Travel to Singapore December 9th, 2009
Situated on Sentosa, Underwater World Singapore is a place of dreams that show the stunning beauty of an inspiring very different world beneath the sea. The visitors can enjoy the exciting experience through interactive activities and interesting exhibits, before arriving at the peak of the event: a 83-meter long tunnel in a spectacular, showing a graceful stingrays, sharks and scary farrago other fish.
Do not forget to watch two new shows at the Underwater World Singapore:
1. Ray of Fun, a stingray pool is stunning, in which the fish-rays will come out of the water and straight into our hands! Visitors can connect directly with fish, stingrays our special here, with touching and feeding them. This unforgettable experience will be very fun! Read the rest of this entry »
China Town Singapore
Travel to Singapore December 5th, 2009
Chinatown in Singapore starts from about the year 1821, when China’s first ship junk arrived from Xiamen, Fujian province in China. The passengers all men, and then build a house in the south of Singapore River, which is now known as Telok Ayer. Chinatown’s name in the local tongue – Niu Che Shui (Water Buffalo Railway) came from the situation at that time, which should take fresh water from wells in the Ann Siang Hill and Spring Street, using oxen-drawn carriage.
However, not all parts of Chinatown inhabited by people of China. Al Abrar Mosque at Telok Ayer Street, and Jamae Mosque and Sri Mariamman Temple on South Bridge Road becomes a real witness to an atmosphere of racial and religious harmony in Singapore.
Chinatown can be divided into four main districts – Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Pasoh – each with its own uniqueness. Activity center is located in the region Trengganu / Smith Streets.
Geylang Serai Singapore
Travel to Singapore December 1st, 2009
Geylang Serai is the cultural center of Malays in Singapore. In Malay Village, you can wander through time and explore the traditional lifestyle of Malays in ‘Kampung Days’, back to the 1950s and 1960s! Or, direct experience of traditional arts and crafts like batik Malays, make a kite, and play like a top village.
Cultural Museum displays a collection of interesting artifacts, such as looms, musical instruments and traditional Malays wedding exhibition, complete with hand sewn dresses, various accessories, as well as a Bride Room. In the Muslim Showcase, Hall of Fame and Geylang Serai Corner, displayed a pattern of life in Singapore Malays. At certain times, held a cultural show at the Floating Seafood Restaurant. Call 67484700 to find out the schedule and time performances.
The Malays were the original inhabitants of Singapore. After the British dissolved the Malays floating village at the mouth of the Singapore River in the 1840s, the Malays along with many immigrants from Malaysia and Indonesia, gathered mainly in Geylang.
In the early 1920s, many Malays in Kampong Gelam troop moved to Geylang Serai as a result of tight conquest of the land in Kampong Gelam. Malays are still strong influences in Geylang Serai, reflected in the many restaurants and shops that specialize in Malays cuisine and arts and crafts ethnic Malays.












