Fond memories!

Becoming a bit of a distant memory now is the time I spent in Singapore a few weeks ago. I still have very fond memories of the time there and am very keen to visit again. I may have mentioned before how safe you feel in Singapore no matter what time of day or night you’re out and about. And, it’s at night time when the city really seems to come to life. There’s this intoxicating mix of sparkling lights and water around the Marina Bay area where you can enjoy views from the bumboats on the water, at the quayside, on the bridges over the water or even on the Singapore Flyer – the large ferris type wheel that offers spectacular views across the city.

Below are a few snapshots taken during one of my evening walkabouts and visit to the Singapore Flyer. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the views just as much as I did whilst visiting.

Marina Bay view from Singapore Flyer
Marina Bay View from the quayside
Marina Bay’s famous Merlion shot from a bumboat.
A closer view of the Merlion taken from one of the local bumboats

A bit of a trip …

I was fortunate to spend a few days, and nights, in Singapore a few weeks ago. This is one very impressive place indeed. The architecture is a mix of classical old style Malaysian as well as hyper modern, innovative and exciting. Hard to believe that Singapore was a very poor adjunct to Malaysia less than a lifetime ago. Now it is vibrant, clean, efficient, safe, exciting and very wealthy.

Marina Bay, Singapore

Hot and humid for sure, but that was something you could get used to.  I loved the place and could have stayed there for several more weeks!

Not the largest of countries, a mere 716 sq. km!  Even so, there’s lots to see and enjoy in this city both by day and by night.  Hopefully I’ll get to visit again before too long.  I’ll attach a few more photos to this post that may illustrate a slightly different architecture to that in the first image taken at Marina Bay.  Very colourful buildings, some quite ornate, but all featuring the modern Singapore in the background.