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Singapore is a city to walk about. If sun and temperature are concern, go out in the early mornings, late afternoon, and my favorites, early evening and after the sun goes down.
A suggest walking tour starts by taking the MRT (subway, tube, underground train) to the City Hall stop, exit at the NorthBridge Road and Stamford exit, cross NorthBridge Road, go right to Chimjes. Chimjes is an walled in place with a classic white church within, and rising beyond the wall is the modern business towers. It is quaint place with small shops, restaurants, and at night, some lively pubs.
Next, do the 10 minute walk, or take a taxi, down NorthBridge Road, to Boat Quay. Walk along the river past the restaurants, to the tall buildings . If you like artwork, there is a Salvador Dali statue between the United Overseas Bank (UOB) Plaza One, number 53 in the list of world's tallest buildings, and UOB Plaza Two. From here, walk down to the Fullerton Hotel where there is fun life size bronze statues of children playing, and either, leave the river and walk into the building to the Raffles Place MRT stop, or cross the walking bridge over to the Colonial district. Always remember, if you get tired, taxis are most every where.
Other places...
From the MRT Somerset stop is the center of the Orchard Road shopping district. This is a pleasant place to walk around, stop for a drink, soda, coffee, tea, other, or just sit on the public benches and watch the people walk by. 5 to 7pm is mostly business people, in the evening is people out on the town, and during the day is many tourists.
For fun and amusement, go see the Bugis Junction street vendors. This is a classic Asian vendor market, enjoy and buy a few souviners. Also close to Bugis, walk down NorthBridge Road, past the Intercontinental Hotel to Arab Street, turn right to Mosque.
The Geylang area is a pleasant change because it is not a refined, nor as touristy, nor western buisness like, it is an Asian district. It is active, lively, and in the evening crowded. It has many reasonable priced, and low priced, and very athentic Chinese and Southeast Asian restaurants.
For restaurants, Clarke Quay, which is near Near Sun Microsystems office (#1 Magazine Road, 6&7th floors). I work in this is the office when I'm in town. Chinatown is a short walk from here.
Exercise to Learn your way around the Singapore Districts in this Article
From Google Maps, search for location 1 Magazine Road, Singapore. Zoom out.
1. Look to the right for the MRT stop NE5 Clarke Quay.
2. A little farther right, in small print, find Riverwalk and Boat Quay.
3. Further right, is the MRT stop EW14/NS26 Raffles Place, and north (up) is the MRT stop EW13/NS25 City Hall.
4. From City Hall, follow Victoria Street, or NorthBridge road to the Bugis MRT stop EW12.
5. Continue up Victoria street, is the Geylang district between the MRT stops Kallang EW10 and Aljunied EW09.
6. Back to Bugis, to the left is the MRT stop NS25 Somerset which is on Orchard Road close to the Meritus Mandarin Hotel (333 Orchard Rd), one of my favorite hotels of the world.
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