Singapore is a remarkable place and there’s no standing still here. Land is being reclaimed from the sea for more dock facilities in several spots around the island. The oil and gas storage and production facilities are already huge. New high rise towers rise in central and peripheral Singapore. The trees and foliage are luxurious and well maintained. Orchard Road is a fabulous experience just to marvel at the dense assembly of beautiful and shiny boutiques. We visited the food level of the Takashimaya Department store in Ann Ngee Plaza. The choice and quality of the goods were a pleasure to behold. Most of the construction around the intersection of Scotts and Orchard Roads is complete and it is very crowded with shoppers. We visited Sentosa Island, which is just south of the cruise-ship terminal. It has many amusements as well as beaches, hotels and restaurants. This was a multi-year project and it looks almost complete. Access is free via the monorail from Vivo City, a big shopping center on the Singapore Island side. It looks like they are extending the city’s subway system onto the island via an under-the-harbor tunnel. It’s almost 50 years since Singapore was created when it broke away from the Malaysian Federation. Despite its multicultural roots, it is a Chinese city with the English sense of free trade, the rule of law, and little corruption. Plato would be proud of this republic. (Photos: Singapore at sunrise, ships at anchor, downtown skyline with Merlion spouting water in foreground, Sands Hotel (2), watering the plants on Orchard Road.
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