Singapore: 16-18 July 2005
Trip Start
Mar 28, 2005
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Trip End
Feb 02, 2006
Singapore,
Singapore
Sunday, July 17, 2005
As I am walking through the streets, I have a strange feeling, don't know what it is until I realize: after having spent 4 months in India and South-East Asia, I am not used to the silence, there is no traffic jam in Singapore, there are no people living on the street, no street vendors, no people starring at me .... to me it seems as if Singapore was sleeping .... like a ghost city.
I do all the touristic hot spots including Chinatown, Little India, a drink at Raffles (no, I don't have the Singapore Sling) and some of the shopping centers.
01 Skyline
Hmmm ... should I mention that when trying to leave and check-in for Bali the next day, I am advised at the airport that I can't fly as I don't have a visa (only a recent requirement for Austrians) .... funnily, I have to laugh about this rather than being annoyed ... well, I guess I am not really under time pressure ... I return to the city, check into my hostel again and the next day I manage, with some pribing, to get the visa within the same day rather than having to wait for three days ... does this tell you something about the corrupion in Indonesia .... the next couple of weeks in Indonesia I should be hearing many complaints from the locals about Indonesia being the most corrupt country.
Summa summarum: a nice stop-over for shopping.
