South-East Asia in Pictures
Singapore



Raffles Place, the heart of the financial district, is surrounded by soaring skyscrappers



The Singapore river, with its traditional bum-boats, and the colonial style governments buldings on the far shore



The world famous Raffles Hotel, named after the British founder of Singapore, Sir Stanford Raffles



Chinese New Year is celebrated by the three quarters of Singaporeans of Chinese decent


The anniversary of independence is celebrated each year in August



The Singapore Zoo, one of the best in the world, has few bars separating the animals from the visitors. Meer cats.



The Reptile park provides close encounters with reptile large and small, especially the large ones.


Lonely Planet: Singapore

The essential guidebook for Singapore, don't go there without it.
Singapore: A Pictorial Hostory 1819-2000

The facinating history of Singapore from a jungle trading port to 1st world economy. The many pictures show the people, places and events that shaped this little country.
Rough Guide to Singapore

The popular alternativeto lonely planets in the authoritative rough guide series.
 

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