View at dusk of Boat Quay and Central Business District (CBD)
From the opium dens of the past to the hi-tech wizardry of today.
Singapore has traded in its rough-and-ready opium dens and pearl luggers for towers of concrete and glass, and its steamy rickshaw image for cool efficiency and spotless streets, but you can still recapture the colonial era with a Singapore Sling under the languorous ceiling fans at Raffles Hotel.
At first glance, Singapore appears shockingly modern and anonymous, but this is an undeniably Asian city where Chinese, Malay and Indian traditions from feng shui to ancestor worship create part of the everyday landscape - colourful contrasts that bring the city to life.
Visitors at Underwater World, home to more than 2000 marine animals
Tourist barge on Singapore River, with Empress Place Building in background
Hindu gods crowding roof of Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Little India
Passengers, moving rapidly, in underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station
Seuss-like birds at Jurong Bird Park, Jurong
Man with limes attached, at Hindu Festival of Thaipusam
Genial looking man on bicycle rickshaw, Chinatown
Chicken and rice from one of city's 'Hawker Centre' street kitchens
Raffles Hotel, built 1887, named after founder of British colony in Singapore
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