Why visit Singapore?
A COMMON MISCONCEPTION OF Singapore is that the city-state is dull, without much to offer except for a stopover to other places. Change your plans, stay a few days, and enjoy all that has to offer: you will be gratefully surprised. Singapore is a melting pot of cultures with fantastic architecture. There, the old and the new coexist with natural and technological elements, making us think twice about the integration of nature and built human landscapes.
1. SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS
Singapore is the second-safest and fifth-cleanest city in the world. It also has plenty of greenery right in the middle of the city, so it often ranks well in being a “green city”. You can walk around different parks and go for a picnic with friends: you will feel that you are somewhere else and not in a city famous for its skyscrapers. Pictured: Singapore Botanic Gardens
2. GARDENS BY THE BAY
Gardens by the Bay are probably one of the most spectacular gardens in the world. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit them at nighttime: you will be captivated with the daily show of lights and sounds.
3. LORNG BUANGKOK KAMPANG
Incredibly, only 20 minutes by bus from the downtown area, is the last village (or kampong) of Singapore, Lorong Buangkok Kampang, a place where you can experience the essence of a local village. It is slated for demolition, so if you don’t hurry up, perhaps when you go to visit you’ll find a mall or an office building instead.
4. BEAUTIFUL & FRIENDLY
Singapore could be busy with traffic and the stress of the financial market, but every day and everywhere you will see and meet amazingly happy people. One of the most friendly and beautiful people you can find in the world.
5. SRI VADAPATHIRA KALIAMMAN TEMPLE
It doesn't matter if you have visited India or not: speeding time in Little India will give you a 100% Indian feeling. People, food, temples, shops will make you forget you are in Singapore. Pictured: Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple.