Singapore impression (4): roaming the streets

In Singapore of a few days, we never go to purchase tickets for the so-called tourist attractions, like walking in the street roaming. Of course it is important to note that here the hot sunshine, 11 points at midday to 3 point best able to stay in air conditioned indoor rest.

The founder of Singapore Raffles City plans drawn up, on local multicultural has adopted a policy of racial separation reside.

This more than 100 years of the 21st century, you can also see clues. Our accommodation is located on the Yarra Street, here is the history of the Malay, Arabs and Bukit Stephen Merchant's area, reserved area belonging to Islam. The streets are selling Malay dress shops, the most attractive is the color range of silk scarves, Malay women used to header. Transfer to Bussorah ST. You can see the Sultan mosque, also called the old Royal Palace, in the early days is Singapore's residence in Sudan.

From the Arabic area to walk Northwest direction, to little India (Little India) only have ten minutes.

Little India include Serangoon Road (Serangoon RD. ) And nearby streets. In the mid-19th century, in which the establishment of lime pit and brick kiln attracted many India labour came to Singapore. So far, this region is still the majority of people in India, dominated by tourism. The shops on both sides of the street, like the roof extension and corridors. Walking among them, the air was filled with a strong fragrance of India, like tangible substance like sticking one's hair skin above scattered. Here's a little strange: sell flowers, cut off the flowers and foliage with a garland hung on his neck to his chest; sell India grocery, elegant wooden furniture and sculpture; sell a variety of spices pigments, India ink, painted by the painter help guests; the skin surface is selling handicrafts, India-style Bracelet Necklace earrings bitie; of course there are many authentic India pizza and eat Curry fish head.

I think the girls favorite should be sold shops India traditional dress.

India women in traditional costume only two types of long jacket with wide trousers, a long and leg of scarves. The other is a short tight t-shirt, forward the parcel a skirt, exposing the waist of the skin that we often hear of Sharon skirt or Sally (sari). Because fashion is simple, all changes in cloth color and pattern. Some material is soft and elegant, some flat thick, also some precious cloth embroidered on a gold thread, beautiful pattern on a fine Sparkle Silver powder, so fascinating. Sari is actually a piece of cloth, approximately one meter, there are six or seven meters long. The shop assistant sent us a photo illustration table, are personally demonstrated several times, we will learn how to put the image as large as the curtain cloth sari wrapped in. There are several India woman also buy cloth, see we wear their traditional clothes, very happy, he kept boast nice and warm and tell us how to choose the tight and lining skirt.

A stroll in the morning, the hot midday.

We take a taxi from India, ten minutes Chijmes (praise square). Chijmes is located at Raffles Hotel diagonally opposite, is a set of European cuisine and specialty shops. I think it looks more like a church, there is a large garden and fountain surrounded by a spacious lawn and purple azalea. I heard that night the atmosphere even more beautiful, and jazz. We are a small courtyard Spain restaurant sit down, head thick leaves to tropical hot sunshine full occlusion, wind feel cool and refreshed. However, where dinner is not worried. A companion are enjoying her mango chicken and frozen fresh apple juice, a leaf out of the ' pop ' and in the middle of the plate. Her hands holding a knife and fork stop in mid air, his face at that looks like a movie like the wonderful scenes, framed to other people laugh straight down to the waist.

Eaten leaves after lunch, there's a little poking around, each is fine.

Is Turkey's tapestry, carpets India fragrant and scarves, Bohemian style of dress and ornaments, marinated in candlestick and a variety of purposes that are not famous home decorations. And most of the gadgets are handmade products, each with only one or two pieces, which gives us the heart cannot but regret to laugh at one stage, everyone went home.

Afternoon walk to nearby shopping center Suntex.

Suntex consists of five buildings heights of skyscrapers, walk from the shopping centre downstairs to interoperability, the middle is a great musical fountain, usually on weekends and holidays will be laser musical fountain show. I heard from one point of view of the sky looks, the entire building like the Palm of the hand, five people in the building as five finger, middle of the fountain as hand wrapped with Pearl.

If you have time, you can also go to Chinatown.

Chinatown is Singapore's CHINA TOWN, take the subway to Outram Park, walk 5 minutes. Here, like little India is a trunk and nearby streets consisting of area. All the buildings are made on the first floor shops, second and third floors for living room and the room Windows are wooden shutters, colorful bright exterior walls. Here's how to articles in the eyes of the Orient in the West, Chinese knot, pendant, qipao, calligraphy or something, there are many Chinese restaurants.

In the evening, we went to Singapore's famous shopping boulevard Orchard Road (Orchard RD.

) Of Singapore, Orchard Road and the equivalent of New York's Fifth Avenue and the Champs Elysees in Paris. The road leads on either side of the Mall, on the sidewalk is full of open air cafes, street and sidewalks, jam-packed, almost all of the world-class brand trademarks are available on the Boulevard. I wonder if it is not a financial storm economic comparison of depression, the street crowd xilai, Xiang-to a few people are carrying brand shopping bag. I heard that in recent years Singapore currency also fell ill, the renminbi from top 6 down to 4.5