singapore flyer | finding development

Following my trip to Singapore and the posts I put up last week, I was going through some additional photos and came across some that I loved and felt deserved to be shared. I will do this again with more images from the Botanical Gardens as well, but in the meantime here are some photos from the city, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, and anywhere else I wandered in Singapore. I hope you enjoy them and come back soon to check out more photos from the Botanical Gardens.

Little India

Near Chinatown

Food Street in Chinatown

Bukit Timah Nature Reserve

Panoramic view from the Singapore Flyer (click for full image)

Panoramic view from the Helix Bridge, not perfect but one of my favourite shots (click for full image)

Arriving in Singapore entailed a bit of culture shock – everything was so clean, efficient and organized.

The first thing I did was drink from a water fountain (which will probably be the first thing I do in Canada too – or a tap, whatever’s available) and then walked through the airport and customs in minutes. It was just that organized.

The city streets were calm, empty, traffic lights functioned, there was visible greenery, there were no motorbikes, and it was not chaotic in the least. Best of all, I think I only heard two horns the entire weekend.

We spent the first night up on the Singapore Flyer seeing a beautiful skyline of the city, then walked through the Helix Bridge to the Marina Bay Promenade along the Singapore River near some stunning gardens.

The next day was spent exploring the rest of the city, using the MRT system which was the cleanest, safest, most efficient transit system I have ever seen. I seriously would have eaten off the floor in there (had food and drink been allowed). . .

Some highlights included Little India, Arab Street, and Chinatown but I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.