Singapore is a large modern city with iconic modern architecture for its new buildings. It is the busiest seaport in the world based on number of ships that visit. I have never seen such a concentration of sea going vessels with many ships at anchor waiting for their next cargo. Tourism is obviously large here with wonderful modern hotels in addition to the over 100 year old Raffles Hotel, traditional British, the home of the Singapore Sling cocktail. Transportation is easy with subways, buses and cabs. They discourage cars and promote ownership of your own condo or home. The streets are lovely with many trees and green areas. Everything is clean and orderly, which is promoted by the government, a benevolent dictatorship best I can tell. The city is an island at the tip of Malaysia, which separated peacefully from Malaysia in 1965. They grow their space by reclaiming the sea with land fill. Not much liberal environmentalism here though I do feel they are concerned about the environment. Economics comes first. The Chinese culture is predominant but they are proud of their pluralism. ,
We had lunch at a modern shopping mall near the harbor, It was a Japanese restaurant where you cook your own meet and vegetables over a charcoal grill set in the middle of your table. Very tasty.
No comments:
Post a Comment