January 16, 2010

Arriving in Singapore

After a year and a half in Switzerland, I have finally moved to the other side of the world. The tremendous mountains that I had become acustomed to have now been replaced with huge buildings, concrete and glass. Another adventure begins.

Singapore is an island city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, 137 kilometres (85 mi) north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At 710.2 km2 (274.2 sq mi), Singapore is a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast Asia. The population including non-residents is approximately 4.99 million. Singapore is highly cosmopolitan and diverse with Chinese people forming an ethnic majority with large populations of Malay, Indian and other people. English, Malay, Tamil, and Chinese are the official languages.

Chinatown:




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