| Singapore
Its hot night and day and you need to stop for a beer or iced tea every 200yds. Everywhere indoors is air conditioned and there are hundreds of air con shopping centres where the Singaporians spend most of their time, a shoppers paradise. Top spots are Boat Quay and Clarke Quay where restaurants, cafes and bars line every foot of the quayside. It comes alive at night with brightly illuminated hawkers stalls adding to the chaos, brilliant. Jugs of Tiger beer for around £4.50. |
|
|---|---|
|
The city is a mix of old and new centred round the river. Skyscrapers mingle happily with Bum boats. |
|
Clarke Quay is a mix of pavement cafes and bars with authentic old shop houses and the Bum boats ply the river taxi between here and Boat Key for a couple of dollars. Boat Quay, by virtue of its name, is where the river boats and taxi dock overnight and after dark it becomes a paradise of bars and hawker stalls. |
|
Raffles was a key figure in Singapore history and his original landing place is preserved opposite Clarke Key. Raffles hotel should be on your "must see" list, its now a massive complex, beautifully restored and expensive! High tea is a must followed by a Gin sling in the billiard room. |
|
Harrys Bar, the white building in the centre, is where Nick Leeson (Barings Bank) did his wheeling and dealing. It remains a popular venue on Clarke Quay for the financial whizzkids. |
