This post may be the most interesting for those who enjoy sightseeing and have not been to Singapore. After sleeping in, I went with Tom to Yusof Ishak House to grab a late lunch. Had saba (for the first time?), which is some sort of fish. After lunch we registered for the walking tours set up by NUS students for new exchange students.
In my group, we took the 95 bus to Buona Vista MRT station and then took the MRT to City Hall Station. We spent the rest of the day walking around this area. The first stop was St. Andrews Cathedral, which is the first Anglican church in Singapore.
Inside the cathedral:
Next we walked to the Art House but that did not have any spectacular. However, on the way to the Art House I saw a "good effort award", which I found funny because it was only a good effort and not a best effort or excellent effort!
There was also an excellent view of some of the skyscrapers. Here's what they look like:
These random buildings are mostly commercial. One of the tour guides did mention that they all follow feng shui rules, such as banks having office buildings shaped like a calculator.
This is a picture with the Esplanade in the foreground and the Marina Bay Sands in the background. The Esplanade is also known as "the durian" in Singapore due to its peculiar shape! More pictures to come in the next post!
One last thing that was visible from this area is the random clock. I am not sure about it's significance but it definitely caught my eye:
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