| 5 days in Singapore (April 2014) |
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| Sometimes unexpected things turn out to be the best. Because it took so long to organize our Visa for Iran we spontaneously took a flight from Bangkok to Singapore and we really loved "the city of the Lion". |
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| Marina Bay Sands and the Skyline of Singapore |
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We spent 5 days in Singapore which seemed like a good timeframe - enough time to explore the city without hurry. Singapore (once a British colony) offered a very nice mix of different cultures. First of all it's an Asian city but with lots of western influence. Then there is a large group of Indians and Arabs ( represented with the districts "Little India" and "Arab Street") and naturally there are dozens of other - mostly Asian - nations as well. Its a wonderful mixture and you can experience so many different cultures in one city.
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| colorful Little India... |
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| ... and the Mosque in the Arab Street district |
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| Singapore is a very wealthy city and in downtown and Marina Bay you will see many Ferraris, Mercedes and so on. A downside is that accommodation is very expensive. We had a small room without window, with mold (German: Schimmel), shared bathroom and still ended up paying 35 Euros per night - this was even more expensive than our room in Hong-Kong. |
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| We spent every day exploring the city, gazing at the impressive buildings, eating surprisingly cheap ice cream for 1 Singapore Dollar and ate delicious food at either a simple street restaurant or in one of the many hawker markets. |
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| Singapore is - like many cities - even more beautiful at night. |
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| We had an amazing time in Singapore and together with Hong Kong it is our favorite city in Southeast Asia. |
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| NOTES & ANECDOTES |
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| Singapore is incredibly clean - this is probably the city where you could eat from the ground. During our entire stay we hardly saw any litter |
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| we had the feeling that Singapore was rather empty - only few tourists and most of the time the streets were also rather empty. Lunch breaks were a pretty strong contrast though - all the restaurants were completely crowded at noon. |
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