Boat Quay Singapore

Our trip started nervously at 4:45am checking we'd packed everything, but neither of us could shake the feeling we'd forgotten something. Our preparations for this trip had been rushed and not well planned, which was unusual for us.

We'd booked a private airport transfer, which was much better than the usual shuttle bus affair.

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Hari ini jadwalnya adalah naik MRT ke Little India,
lalu jalan kaki ke Bugis, Kampong Glam, National Library, St, Joseph
Church, Cathedral of The Good Shepherd, CHIJMS, Esplanade, Merlion Park,
Raffles Statue, Boat Quay, Pagoda Street, Clarke Quay. Lalu naik bus ke
Orchard Road.

Malamnya pergi ke Esplanade, Merlion Park …

The problem with sleeping all day is that you don't sleep at night. Not that the noisy Japanese girls helped, coming in at 3am, then back and forth to the bathroom from 5am to 7am. I went for breakfast at 7.45am, then went to see if I could log into Blogger. Still couldn't. Decided to Google myself, since Gavin said he'd found my site. So I typed …

In the early morning I woke up and immediately left toward the city and its attractions. My mom asked me to take some pictures of the quays and who am I to say no to an Italian mamma?
Very happy about the quality of the shots taken, the vibrant colours of the buildings and the smiling faces reminded me of Buenos Aires!

I wandered …

I thought I'd expand on a previous entry and specifically bring together two photos of Boat Quay...

Craftily I took a shot of part of a panoramic picture that was taken circa 1920 of the Boat Quay area. Only 90 years ago. In that time Singapore has gone from Opium Den's and Slave Labour to a cutting edge 1st world country.

In the …

Unfortunately not a great deal of pictures were taken during the 3 day singapore stint and at times when a camera was most needed. Bummer!. This was mainly due to my carelessness in forgetting to turn on the plug switch in charging the battery. It was either that or some inconsiderate individual had the nerve to turn it off. The journey from KL …

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Mahatma Gandhi
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The link to the VIDEO that I made:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0dwmhba0n0vh7 xs

... him if he would like to borrow your car. You should realise you are gonna get robbed. The same could be said for eating along Boat Quay in Singapore. The signs are there. They all say, "$12 a pint during happy hour" (thats 6 pounds if you are not sure) ...

... tours, so immediately following the Heritage Bus tour we hopped straight onto the 30 minute Singapore River Cruise aboard a traditional bumboat. We sailed along past Boat Quay and Clarke Quay, the Civic district and finally into the open water in front ...

... had a look around Fort Canning Park then back to Raffle's Long Bar (which was now open) and a respectable time for some Singapore Slings. For dinner that night we went to Smith Street and had satay mutton and pork skewers and tried "Bakkwa" (a sweet ...

... to get around, it's fast, smooth and efficient. All the stations are spotless and everything looks brand new, they exemplify Singapore. Singapore is a city, an island and a country, ruled over by the Socialist Peoples Action Party (PAP) who keep the ...

SINGAPORE Singapore is the perfect place to spend three days. We never anticipated staying so long in Singapore this time around, but the days quickly melted into one another; before we knew it a few days became three whole weeks. Though kept busy ...

... After being a bum much of the day Saturday and drinking beer and reading Into the Wild while chilling at the Boat Quay, I decided to take the Singapore River Cruise today and headed out via subway to the Boat Quay again. I had lunch at some Italian ...

... the 957 page Memoirs of Cleopatra. After a week at work, I decided to grab a few beers Thursday at the Boat Quay right near the office and right on the Singapore River. As I headed back to the hotel, I realized what a long week I had and felt every beer ...

... till 1983 but has since been redeveloped into bars, shops and restaurants. From here we headed down to the SIngapore River and walked along it to Clarke Quay and had a look round the stalls and shops on the riverfront. We headed to a local Hawker Centre ...

... , then Singapore later gained its independance. Frome Fort Canning we walked for what seemed like an age to Boat Quay, a trendy bar and cafe area on the Singapore river, from here we waited until 7pm when we could gain free admission into the extremely ...

... ', often found proudly displayed on postcards all over the city and clearly a symbolic and iconic structure landmarking the city of Singapore. While Singers hasn't knocked my socks off on face value, it's been a whole world of contrast to the ...