Singapore - Other Places of Interest

Singapore Zoo - See animals and unique plants coming from Australia, Africa, Arctic and South East Asia. Singapore Zoo is accessible by MRT at the Red Line in Ang Moi Kio or Choa Chu Kang. Take then take a 138 Bus if coming from Ang Moi Kio or 927 if coming from Choa Chu Kang.
click on the links below for more information
http://www.zoo.com.sg
http://www.zoo.com.sg/visitor-info/how-to-get-here.html

Little India - A Taste of India ( and some Middle Eastern culture ) in Singapore. Check out for bargain prices in Mustafa Mall. This place usually gets crowded in Sundays, but on other days of the week, crowd is not a problem. Take the MRT to Farrer Park or Little India station in Purple Line to get there.

Hawkers Centers - Hawkers are just everywhere. They usually found near community centers or around shopping malls. This is where you can try Singaporean food which costs around 1~3 $. Singapore has mix of Chinese, Malay and Indian cooking.

Little India - The bird is not part of the statues

Malaysian Hawker / Food Center

Old Architecture with a 7-Eleven store Below

Little India Shop

Little India - Mosque / Temple

Magazines from India Region

Sentosa

This is Singapore's theme park and playground. Sentosa is integrated with Resorts World Hotel and Casino to give you an amazing experience of fun and enjoyment. Here is what Sentosa is composed of, and all of these places are integrated and in one compound:

1.) Universal Studios Theme Park - Get the latest rides, attraction and parades featuring movie characters from Universal Studios such as Sesame Street, Jurassic Park and Transformers.

2.) Marine Life Park - See the oceanarium, with hundreds of marine animals and sea creatures. One can view by snorkeling or in the observation tunnel.

3.) Siloso Beach - white sand beach with bars. Take a walk, go swimming or play volleyball here.

4.) Cable Car - Ride the Cable Car to the hilltop of the Ibiah lookout to see the view of Singapore.

5.) Candy Stores - There are candy stores from Candylicious and Hershey's just as you enter the Sentosa Resorts World.

6.) Hotels and Casino -Hotels, Casino and Luxury shops are also integrated in Sentosa compound.

Website links for Sentosa
http://www.rwsentosa.com/
http://www.sentosa.com.sg
http://www.sentosa.com.sg/en/resorts-world-at-sentosa/MarineLifePark/

How to get there by MRT
Go to the Harbourfront Station ( Yellow Line or Purple Line ). The Harbourfront station will stop at Vivo City Mall. One can take the Monorail to Sentosa, or it can also accessed by walking with the aide of a conveyor walkway.

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buildings viewed from the cable car

cable car and cruise ships

Children playing in the fountain

Candy Store

Marina Bay

Singapore has new attractions at the Marina Bay. One is Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino opened last 2010 and was fully completed last 2011. Its main attractions is its Casino, Luxury Shops, Infinity Pool, and Rooftop viewing deck of the entire Singapore Business District.

Another is the Gardens by the Bay. It is has a very unique architecture where it composed of ponds, gardens, trees, man-made waterfalls and man-made super trees. Gardens by the Bay illuminates at night and gives a mystical aura of its surroundings.

MRT Stations
Bayfront Station is near Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay. Its in Yellow or Blue line.
There's also Marina Bay station in Red and Yellow line, but this is farther away from Marina Bay Sands and Gardens by the Bay.

Official and Wikipedia Links
http://www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/home.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Bay_Sands
http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/media_centre/singapore_headlines/2012/201204/new_20120404_03.html

view of CBD, Fullerton Hotel and Merlion Park at the MBS skydeck

Gardens by the Bay viewed from MBS skydeck

View of the Esplanade at MBS skydeck

Water fountain at a mall below the MBS

The back of MBS seen from Gardens by the Bay

Merlion Park and Singapore River

When Singapore was still a developing country way back in time, There's a river in Singapore's Central area where all trading and business thrive during those days. But today much of Singapore's Central area is a concrete jungle where Skyscrapers and Modern buildings are located. This area has a lot of attractions and sights to see.

Merlion Park  ( City Hall Station - Red / Green Line )
The Merlion Park is where the icon of Singapore is located. It is facing the open sea fronting the Marina Bay Sands Hotel. Right now, there is no direct train station that stops at Merlion Park. One has to stop at City Hall Station, Raffles Place Station , or some adjacent stations near Merlion Park. Merlion Park is also near the to Fullerton Hotel, one of the oldest and grandest hotels in Singapore. When visiting Merlion Park, It will be hot during the day, but it opened at night where one can enjoy the city lights view. At the Merlion Park, you can also see most of Singapore's attractions such as the Helix Bridge, Marina Bay Sands Hotel ( Three towers with boat shaped roof ), Art Science Museum ( Flower Shaped Building ), Singapore Flyer ( Large Ferris Wheel ) and the Esplanade ( "Durian" Building ) 

Clark Quay ( Clark Quay Station - Purple Line )
This is where the bars, food and nightlife in Singapore is in. In here you can ride the Singapore river cruise that will take you Merlion Park and some areas within the Singapore river. You cant miss this place, because when you get of the station, a there's a "Clark Quay" sign in front.

Other Attractions
In this area, one can also visit the Esplanade, The Singapore Flyer and a food center/ hawker  Makansutra beside the Esplanade.

Merlion Park - marked "A", and its adjacent landmarks and attractions

Merlion Statue

River Cruise

Clark Quay

Fullerton Hotel

Marina Bay Sands Hotel and the Art Science Museum as seen from Merlion Park

River cruise boat at Clark Quay

   

 




 

Singapore MRT Lines

Singapore is connected by train in all major districts. There are a total of around 150+ train stations all over the island. Stations with interchange is around 15+ stations. There are 5 MRT lines that operate in Singapore, these are :

East-West Line ( Green ) 
North-South Line ( Red ) 
North-East Line ( Purple ) 
Circle Line ( Yellow )
Downtown Line ( Blue )

For the Green line, It has terminals in Pasir Ris, Changi Airport and Joo Koon. For the Red line, It has terminals in Jurong East and Marina Bay. For the Purple Line, It has terminals in Punggol and Harborfront. For the Yellow Line, It has terminals in Dhoby Ghaut, Harbourfront and Marina Bay. For the Blue Line, It has terminals in Chinatown and Bugis.

Train ride cost
cost around 0.90 SGD to 1.2 SGD per station. One can purchase EZ link cards in any 7-Eleven stores in selected train stations. EZ link cards are used to purchase train tickets, and are re-loadable by machine or some stations has teller personnel that will "top-up" the EZ link cards.

See the official Singapore MRT Website here:
http://www.smrt.com.sg/
http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/TrainNetworkMap.aspx

Singapore Shopping

Bugis ( Green - EW Line / Blue - DT Line )
Bugis Street is where you can find all ready-to-wear items. Souvenier items, T-shirts, shorts, bags, jeans, pants, blouse and dress with around a hundred shops to choose from. There is also a nearby mall where one can find meals and more items to shop. There's a fruit and juice stall also. 

Chinatown ( Purple - NE Line / Blue - DT Line )
Items found here are mostly souveniers and Chinese made items such as carvings, artworks, fans, Chinese food, items, toys and Chinese antiques. The old buildings are retained and Chinese decorations makes this place vibrant, just as you step out of the Train platform. Other places of interest here is the "Buddha Tooth Relic" Buddhist Temple and the "Sri Mariamman Temple" Hindu Temple

Orchard ( Red - NS Line )
Orchard road is wide street of luxury brands, designer clothing and shopping for fashion items. See and get the latest trends in fashion luxury and get the best quality brands that also comes with a price. Aside from all the glamour of Orchard Road, This place will showcase fantastic lights display on Christmas day. Orchard Road is also the place where you can find Lucky Plaza. It is a mall with money changers, Philippine remittance centers and Philippine stores.

Orchard Rd. - PARAGON Mall

Orchard Rd. - Taxis

Chinatown - Trishaw

Chinatown - Souvenirs and Keychains

Chinatown - Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Bugis - Merlion Chocolates

Bugis - Peanuts with dried fish

Bugis - Juice stall

Singapore - The modern island city

An island country and city located in the Malaysian Peninsula, Singapore is a modern city in south east Asia region. The roads are wide, the communities are well designed and city transportation is efficient by train or by bus networks. Singapore has achieved high economic growth and status since the 1980's until today.

Singapore has a lot of attractions in the heart of the central business district such as Clark Quay, Resorts World Sentosa, Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, The Singapore Flyer and the international symbol of Singapore which is the Merlion Park. There are also famous shopping districts such as Orchard Road, Bugis and Chinatown.

How to get there
Singapore has flights from almost every major city in the world by its world class Changi Airport.
Singapore is also connected to the Malaysian City of Johor Baru by bridge. Ferry services in Singapore are also bound to some islands in Indonesia.

Singapore Transportation
One can take a Taxi ( Which runs really fast ), by Bus or by Train. There five Singapore MRT Train lines. This includes the East-West Line ( Green ), North-South Line ( Red ), North-East Line ( Purple ), Circle Line ( Yellow ), and the new Downtown Line ( Blue ) Which opened stage one last December 22, 2013

People of Singapore
In history, Singapore was part of Malaysia, then gained its Independence as a separate country during 1965. Singapore was also a British trading post during 1819 which attracted foreign trading vessels from China, India, Indonesia and Middle East. So until this day, local Singaporeans are mostly composed of Chinese-Decent, Malay-Decent and Indian-Decent. Due to its high economy, Singapore today has attracted a lot of foreign workers ( called foreign talents ) from all over the world, but most people came from India, Bangladesh, Mainland China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and from all other countries in the South East Asia. Indeed Singapore is a multicultural city of Asia.

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