Singapore reminds me of New York, only unimaginably humid, cleaner, safer, and friendlier. Singapore is such a safe city because the government imposes outrageous fines and penalties, so much so that people really don’t partake in crime. (Ex. About $800 for smoking in a no smoking zone or $400 for eating in the subway). At only 137 miles above the equator with a tropical rainforest climate, it was humid!
Singapore is a city, country and island all in one. About 6 million people live there, and are mainly of Chinese, Malay, or Indian decent. There are four official languages, of which English is one making it very easy to get around.
With Buddhism as the most common religion, I was surprised to see the city so decked out for Christmas. Beautiful blue and silver decorations lined the main streets while the different malls put out there own decorations. Speaking of malls, I’ve never seen so many in my life. Instead of streets lined with stores, they have streets lined with shopping malls!
In the evening, one of the men Tom had working with took us to the Singapore Flyer, which is like the London Eye. We had hoped to do the night safari, but on a rainy night, it was the perfect thing to do! Afterwards, he and his wife took us to a Mediterranean vegetarian restaurant, yummy! One day was definitely not enough here. If I’m lucky enough to come back, I hope to be able to go to their nature reserves.
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