The Great : Singapore has four main ethnic groups: Malay, Indian, Indonesian, and Chinese. The beauty of it is that the communities really seem to get along in this small city. For a traveler this means that Hindu temples will be found next to Bhuddist shrines. Culturally Singapore is inspiring notwithstanding its reputation for being a boring Asian city (which it is not).
The Hidden: Not much in that category.
The Overrated: Chinese food. It’s exciting to eat fried food the first 2-3 times, but it gets a bit yucky after a while. I seriously don’t know how Chinese people can be so thin when I see them eat fried noodles and pork for breakfast.
The Ugly: accommodation in general. Quality is subpar unless you are ready to fork out hundreds of dollars for a room.
Other Observations:
*Singapore is the Mecca for shoppers. There are malls everywhere. Electronic gadget lovers, rejoice! We found six story shopping malls filled with only electronic stores. Asians have a reputation for loving games and gadgets, and I assure you that this is the case.
*Eating out is generally cheap in Singapore: a good curry costs about 2.80$ while a Chinese meal costs about 1.50.
Ah! c'est enfin terminé, vos articles sur les animaux dangereux! Êtes-vous affectés par le tremblement de terre au Japon?
ReplyDeleteAlex (Owen ne vous écrit pas, mais demeure au courant de vos exploits grâce à moi :-)
Bonjour Alex!
ReplyDeleteOn suit les événements au Japon de près, mais nous ne sommes pas touchés. Quelle tragédie.