Caroline, Alistair and Tim rented
bikes today and toured a small island called Cooney Island. It was
just off the big island and accessible via a causeway. It is
preserved as a bird sanctuary, but just off shore are large ships
piled with containers cruising through the straits. The water does
not look that clean but the birds seem okay and there are fish in
the small creeks we saw. On returning to the main island we toured
through a new estate where several public housing buildings are being
built. The state of Singapore does most of the infrastructure in
advance and the rapid transit stations are usually in place before the
apartments are built. Most people in Singapore live in social
housing, but are subsidized according to their income. This
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| New Housing Estate |
may not be a socialist state but the rich definitely pay for luxury goods. It would cost about $100,000 to register a car in Singapore. Mass transit and the taxi system are so good that very few people own cars.
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| The Main Mosque in Singapore |
For the evening meal we went to a
Turkish restaurant in the Arab quarter. We dined in the street and
the food was delicious. The surroundings were so beguiling Joan and
I will go back tomorrow.
1 comment:
I'm once again catching up. Thanks for the info on Bananagram Game. No monkeying around...LOL. Sounds like an interesting game. I should have clued in!! Something like the dice game of LRC which can be very entertaining. Yes Tim too bad for no photos of the ladies with the hijabs. I bet there would be some stunning photos to be had. I can understand not knowing how some ladies of this culture might really not mind and others would. Well continue to enjoy yourselves and thanks again for sharing your experiences via your blog. Travel safe.
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