An empty Oil Tanker, one of about 50 ships at anchor off Singapore.

Western end of Singapore, from the plane.

At Tanah Merah train station, waiting for the MRT to downtown Singapore.  I caught a train from the airport to this station, then transferred to a train to a station called "Bugis" pronounced "boogeys".  Total cost $1.50, total time 40 minutes.   I took a cab from Wheelock Plaza on Orchard Street to the airport, total cost $21, total time 20 minutes.

Everything about Singapore seemed so friendly.  Many things were accompanied by cartoon characters, like this sign at Tanah Merah.

Inside the taxi, going from Sim Lim Sqaure to Wheelock Plaza.  The taxis all seem to be later 80's model Toyota Camry's.  They are meticulously clean and the driver was very calm and non-agressive.  In Singapore and later in India it took some getting used to going down the left side of the road, instead of the right side in the US.

It seems that the whole city of Singapore is covered in different construction projects.   The entire time I was there I didn't see a single piece of litter or any sign of disrepair on the public facilities such as sidewalks, curbs and roads.  This picture workers are hand mixing concrete to patch a curb.

Along the roads there are designated taxi queues.  At this point I am third in line.  I end up taking the third blue taxi in the picture.

Downtown Singapore, as seen from the freeway to the airport.  The buildings are all modern looking, with a distinct asian/chinese influence in the architecture.

Another view of downtown Singapore.

At the airport, looking for my flight on the departures board.