Sultan Sands

As warm as a bathtub! Everything takes longer in Afrika, but  45 minutes after arriving at the Sultan Sands resort we were in the bright blue Indian Ocean washing of the sweat from the day, but it wasn't refreshing as Iknow it from most other ...

... through a tunnel, and come across what we think is another harbour, but turns out to be THE harbour. Walk up to the Sultan's Palace (a modern building), then around it inland (photo). Can't get back to the harbour because of a big development nearby. Walk ...

... Gyaur Kala and provided an opportunity to establish a new city designed around a canal running through its centre. Within Sultan Kala, an intricate city wide plumbing system was built with pipes pulling water from the canal to surrounding ...

... of Little India as we headed into Kampong Glam, the heart of Singapore’s Muslim quarter. We walked over to the Sultan Mosque, the largest mosque in Singapore, completing our circuit of temples and mosques, but because it was early afternoon prayer ...

... covert markets hidden in the jungles around the coast. The cathedral altar stands where the whipping post used to. ** Donated by the Sultan of Oman, owner of, and resident on, Zanzibar at the time, in return for the spire being kept lower than the ...

... afternoon we headed out to Muscat Old City by taxi, only a few kilometers away. This area is the main capital, where the Sultan lives, and where a lot of the government buildings and forts are. It was quite beautiful as it has these barren and ultra ...

... walked up to Arab Street which just have a few shops down the main street but the biggest attraction would have to be the Sultan Mosque with its big gold spires and beautiful style. Ever since my trip to Morocco I have appreciated  the Muslim culture ...

... got a Jasmine tea. After lunch we took Lexie over to Bugis because she wasn’t with us the night before. We went to the Sultan Mosque (it was like Aladdin, which happens to be the name of a silk store behind it). Also, we checked out Arab Street and ...

... = Helo English = Inggerish Can I see = Looksee All true, but sadly it gets a little harder after that. Having visited a Sultan's palace and enjoyed the hospitality of Taiping, we headed for Penang. Georgetown in Penang is a fantastic mix of architecture, ...

... easy to make our way to Little India, the heart of Singapores Indian community. On our way, we walked past the Sultan mosque, a pretty impressive looking building. Walking through the streets, the smells and street names almost tricked us into thinking we ...

... shoe racks outside or else scattered on the pavement outside the temples.   We also went to Arab Street where we saw the Sultan Mosque.  From here we continued on down to the Marina and Merlion Park where we had a perfect view of the Marina Bay ...

... to go through passport control. The passport control is further along the highway where it enters Oman for good. We did take a picture of a Sultan of Oman highway sign as proof that we went into Oman, even if our passports won't contain the stamp We ...

... a time when there was no common language and riots often erupted through lack of understanding. The main sight here is the Sultan Mosque which is a National Monument (and actually had an Irish architect). We strolled past the ladies clad in burkas and ...

... areas in the old days so land was cheap. There are lots af Mosque's, Temples and churches in the area. By luck I came across the Sultan's Mosque and an area called Kampong Glam. It is supposed to look like it did in the old days but I think it is just an ...

... say they were a good investment and have been used a lot today. With new lens attached and some extra pictures of the beautiful Sultan Mosque taken, we jumped on the train and headed to City Hall to make our way to Fort Canning Park. Fort Canning Park ...

... the cultural capital of the island and is home to many of Indonesia's universities. We had a look around the city and visited the sultan's palace which was fairly uneventful apart from the 70 year old tour guide or was trying her best to work her moves on ...

... was on to the last of the big three—Kampong Glam.  The biggest sightseeing draw here is the grand mosque, Sultan Mosque.  Built as a Sunni mosque, this serves the local Malay population and is both large and beautiful (it was constructed ...

... ; We walked Singapore for a total of nine hours, we were so dirty by the end of the day!  We started at the Sultan Mosque which was near Arab Street in the Muslim quarter.  The Mosque and the area surrounding it was beautiful!  The shops in ...

... food from the adjacent restaurants. It was very very cheap and equally tasty..a delicious curry. After lunch, we went into the Sultan Mosque which was well worth the visit. From there, we ventured into Little India and wandered through the street; a very ...

...  We walked Singapore for a total of nine hours, we were so dirty by the end of the day!  We started at the Sultan Mosque which was near Arab Street in the Muslim quarter.  The Mosque and the area surrounding it was beautiful!  The ...