Well on Saturday, I wanted to take advantage of a free afternoon, so prior to going to the Dress Rehearsals of the Singapore National Day in Marina Bay, I decided to go to China Town first and stroll around to see the sights and sounds of this area.
I wasn’t disappointed. Although I only had a couple of hours, I think I will definitely come back late afternoon as I believe the place comes to life at night 🙂 There is a whole street full of hawker stalls, another for food, so I think the place is amazing.
Here are some photos of the stroll around the area:
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- Looking down across one of the open-air areas in China Town
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- The colonial architecture was very picturesque!
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- Very chinese…no?
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- Lanteen’s galore…
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- Beach ball 🙂 … well not quite …
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- “Beaver” ball…actually!
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- Was almost tempted 🙂
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- The building the Sri Mariamman Temple
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- Fans galore…well they “look” nice
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- Sri Mariamman Temple – amazing sight!
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- Pagoda Street – the street / hawkers stalls street!
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- Looking up at the Sri Mariamman Temple
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- Very intriciate designs!
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- Yummy BBQ Pork – well I do “sample” the products every time I pass one of these shops…
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- I’ve got one of these 🙂
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- And the ladies variety – very nice on the right lady! 🙂
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- 1, 2, 3… altogether … Ahhhh cute!!
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- Not sure if this would be in-line with my excess baggage allowance 🙂
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- Did someone mention Food Street – oh yes!!!
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- Ergh I think it comes to live at night….it was only 3pm when I browsed down the street! Reminds me that I must come back again later! 🙂
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- Nice designs – not sure what this says – lol…
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- Duty Free – hahaha!
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- More shops and food outlets 🙂
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- Ever wondered what MacDonald’s was in Chinese…fear no longer…the answer is in the pic!
I also noticed that there was a place called “Lim Chee Cuan” which served nothing but the delicious BBQ ‘Red’ Meat; it was popular with a fair number of locals – there was a queue outside the shop – so I think I will come back and also try this place out too 🙂 Go and eat where the locals eat, right?