Walk your way - Singapore - 1

I have been exploring Singapore on foot and documenting it. I tweet as I walk at #missionxploreSingapore

Here are some of the walks I have done

Route 1 – Fullerton Bay Hotel – Merlion Park – Anderson Bridge – Esplanade Park – Cavanagh Bridge – Esplanade – Youth Olympic Park – Marina Bay Sands

Route 2 – Raffles MRT – UOB Building Plaza, Along the river to Clarke Quay

Route 3 – Clarke Quay MRT – MICA Building – Central Firefighters Gallery – The Parliament

Route 4 – Tiong Bahru (random walking with the aid of Google maps)

Route 5 – Amoy Street (This place is like seconds from my work and I did not realize how historically significant the area was till I started exploring – amazing buildings along the way. I did not click too many pictures)

Route 6 – China Town (The South Bridge Rd)

Did you know there are numerous art galleries inside the MICA Building? Need to explore them someday

Colorful incense stick burning as a part of the Chinese New Year festivities – Amoy Street

Colorful windows – along Amoy Street

On the walls – Amoy Street

On the floor – tile work at the location of the location of the first Anglo Chinese School in Singapore

Chinatown – I love how Singapore maintains its historic buildings. Will India ever do it?

The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

All decked up for Chinese New Year with lanterns and blossoms

The Mariamman Kovil in Chinatown – the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore

Sometimes you just need to look up – spiral staircase in Chinatown

The kalyana mandapam at the Mariamman Kovil in Chinatown

Chinese New Year decor for sale

And the Year of Snake was welcomed with a Snake lantern

The largest coin in the world on display at the museum in Chinatown (the curly hair you see belongs to kuttyma)

Candies and jellies and goodies for sale in Chinatown during the New Year

And floral stalks to decorate in Chinatown

Spotted near a gas storage area in Tiong Bahru – fits in well with the general vibe of the area

Inside the lovely Books Actually – bags, books, gifts, vintage stuff and more

The oldest active fire station in Singapore – beautiful is’nt it? I spent quite a bit of time drooling

White and red and arches and plantation shutter – I can move in there tomorrow

This building is a gallery and also hosts Firefighter Saturdays when kids can visit the station. I need to get kuttyma there sometime soon

I must have hundreds of pictures of the MICA building and I can never get enough of it. This place is THE best building I have seen (in real or in pictures) – I have no clue why I love this place so much