Chinatown

 Stop 2 on our busy day was Chinatown. It was a couple of stops on the train from Fort Canning and therefore easily accessed.

We walked along the main street heading for the Hawkers Market (below) for lunch.

The market was exactly as the tourist guides had described... Hectic! So hectic, in fact, that we couldn't find a table to sit down. let along chose a food vendor. Eventually, we gave up and went to find a more peaceful, if more expensive restaurant down one of the many side streets.

It proved to be a good choice. The one we stopped at had air conditioning with very nice food. Harry discovered how good satay sticks can be, along with the sweet Mantou buns. There a bit like a donut but not as sickly sweet.

After lunch we explored Chinatown a bit more. The side streets were full of small market stalls, intermingled with restaurants.

A number of the buildings are painted with elaborate depictions of life in Chinatown early last century.

The centre piece of Chinatown is the Budda Tooth Relic Temple (above). It is quite the achitectural work of art.

With Chinatown explored, we headed for the metro station (above) as the next activity was in the zoo precinct in the northern part of the island.