Thursday, 18 January 2007 @ 7:43pm.
Here are photographs from my recent trip to Singapore. I was only there for one day (Tuesday) on a visa run, but managed to see some of the sights Singapore has to offer:
First stop, the famous Merlion, the symbol of Singapore:
Nearby across the water one can see the Durian-shaped building:
Here is a photograph taken in Chinatown of various stalls:
This is Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest temple in Singapore (built in 1827). Dedicated to the Mother Goddess, Sri Mariamman, it often provided shelter to Indian immigrants:
Here is a picture of ornate gold jewelry for sale in Little India:
The day before I arrived, there was the Pongal (South India) Festival in Little India. Though I missed it, the organizers still left the special cows around so families could visit them. I got to pet these baby cows. 
This is a Chinese memorial I came across near Little India:
Since I hadn’t been out of Indonesia for almost a year, I did experience a bit of culture shock in Singapore: Everyone spoke English. Public transportation was a dream! I got to walk around everywhere. The streets and sidewalks were clean. I saw people from many different Asian cultures. Many signs were in multiple languages. People walked at crosswalks. Cars stopped for pedestrians! Singapore also felt less crowded. It was an interesting experience overall.
