Parliament House Singapore
Singapore has the busiest cargo port worldwide.
Nightlife in Singapore
We had not planned to visit Singapore, but Singapore Airlines gave us a complementary three-day break, so we took it and had a look around.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens first opened in 1859, making them one of Singapore’s oldest parks and explaining how such a large complex came to exist in the middle of the busy city-state. The park is home to over 10,000 species of plants, and it is one of the premier orchid research and breeding centres in the world. With relatively quiet grounds, the park is also home to a veritable host of jungle creatures, including three-foot-long monitor lizards, but don’t worry, they are quite harmless to people as long as they are not antagonised. Well worth a visit.
There are lots of shopping malls if you are into that. You can get some bargains at the Chinatown Street Market. The food was good but like everything in Singapore, not cheap. A boat ride down the river is interesting. At night, the walk along the river has a lot going on, with some boats being very good restaurants.
Raffles Hotel is steeped in history. However, if you do not have a booking, they will not let you in just to have a look around. You can visit the shops in the courtyard and restaurants. Yes, it is a country but a lot smaller than some big cities. A financial centre and major container port.
The city is very clean and very expensive, people do not retire and move to Singapore unless they are very rich.