Here are a few photos from our wanderings through Chinatown on Saturday night. It was after 7pm when we got there and lots of shops at the hawker centre were already closed, but we still found some DELICIOUS dinner options!
A mural outside a shop specialising in durian desserts.Sri Layan Sithi Vinayagar, a famous Hindu temple. We learnt during Friday's walking tour that both the Indian and Chinese communities lived around here when the temple was built in 1925, but as the Chinese population increased the Indian community moved across the river to what is now Little India.Loud music emanated from inside the temple and it was packed with devotees, who were lined up into the street with car horns blaring at them.A shop selling Tibetan Buddhism goods.I remembered buying a "double happiness" (marriage) sticker from a shop like this on my first visit to Singapore in 2006. When I saw this shop I thought it might be the same one, but then I realised there was one on every corner around here!This vendor knew exactly how to fit all of this in before she pulled the roller door down! 😅The boys waiting for what they thought were steamed pork buns (a firm favourite of theirs)...... but that were actually xiao long bao (soup dumplings)...... which F told us all about due to having read about them in Ghost Book by Remy Lai! And luckily they enjoyed them.B with his "Chinese-style Crispylicious Chicken Burger". $4.80 SGD = $5.52 AUD.My absolutely scrumptious sweet and sour fish! $6 SGD = $6.91 AUD.We tried coconut milk (the boys didn't like it) and passionfruit juice (the boys loved it).A street in Chinatown.There were lots of fantastic murals!Our final glimpse of Chinatown before catching the MRT back to our accommodation.
This was our last official bit of sightseeing in Singapore, as the following day would see us head across the bridge to Johor Bahru, Malaysia (where I'm posting this from).
We all thought Singapore was great... a kaleidoscope of cultures, interesting history and attractions, superb public transport, clear rules and signage, safe and clean, and delicious cheap food!
