Yelloww Productions Presents!
A travel guide for Singapore. This
video highlights the major attractions
of Singapore.
In 10 minutes we're going to cover the
following sights: we'll start by visiting
the Merloin
Singapore's mascot.  We'll visit the
colonial district where Singapore began.
Then we'll head on over to Chinatown,
which is one of the cleanest Chinatowns
in the world.
Then we'll visit the colorful streets of 
Little India.
Followed by a visit to Kamong Glam to
see the
Arabian community in Singapore. Then
we'll head over to
Orchard Road to do some shopping.
Followed by the Marina Bay Sands to see
Singapore's best
night view. For animal lovers we'll
see the world famous
Singapore Zoo and finally we will depart
from
Changi airport. Some other major
attractions that aren't covered in this
video because I have separate videos for
them
are Sentosa Island, the Gardens by the
Bay,
the Singapore Cable Car, and something
everybody should do while they're in
singapore is eat
and a Hawker Center. Click on any of the
videos on the screen to watch them
or find the links in the description
below. Before we visit the sights I just
have a couple of introductory points
about visiting
Singapore.  Singapore is a country of rules
and you need to follow them!
One of the most interesting ones is on
the Metro
they do not allow Durians.  This is a particular type of smelly fruit for
those who don't know
and you can't even bring the fruit on
the Metro.
That's something! The other thing to note
is that also a hundred and fifty dollar
fine for
not flushing a public toilet. So make
sure you flush
and the don't carry those Durians on the
subway!
Wait!  Hold on, hold on!  Before we go on I need to, I
need to wipe off my sweat. 
Okay.  So what you need to know when traveling in Singapore
is it's really hot.  So you're going to need to  
really cool all year round and
bring a towel to
refresh yourself. In front of the Fullerton Hotel
is the Merlion.  The half-fish half-lion.
Which is an icon of Singapore and
the Merlion, is what you need to come
and see there are three Merlion
statues here there's this Merlion,
there's one on Sentoas and there's a
little Lego Merlion
over that way. So a neat place for a stroll
in Singapore is along
the Singapore River. There are the quays
with a number of restaurants.
There are also a couple of historic bridges.
That one is the Elgen bridge which is
the oldest crossing in Singapore. There's
another historic bridge,
the Cavanaugh bridge, this bridge was
built in Glasgow Scotland
then it was put here it has been a
pedestrian bridge for a very long time
and actually there's a sign on it that
forbids the passage of cattle and horses.
Along the Singapore river is also a statue of Sir Thomas raffles commemorating
the date in 1819 when he landed here
in this small fishing village made it
part the United Kingdom British Empire
and turned it from a sleepy fishing
village into the
metropolis it is today. Or at least
that's what the sign says.
To experience some of the local Chinese
culture in Singapore
come to Singapore's Chinatown at the
Chinatown MRT stop.
It comes up right there at that escalator
and this is the cleanest Chinatown
you'll find outside of the one in
Yokohama Japan.  Chinatown is also home Buddha tooth
relic museum that is said to house
a relic of an original
Buddha tooth.
Chinatown is also hot!
If you come at the right time you might
even get to see one of their
worship services. 
In Chinatown is about the only place in
Singapore that you will find street
vendors.
So enjoy the street vending while you're
here and it's also the most
orderly and organized and clean Street
Market I think I've seen.
If you stop by the Little India
neighborhood to experience a little bit of
India. There are some narrow alleyway,s lots of small shops, good places for souvenirs.
It's a little chaotic
very colorful and also a good place to
get some Indian food
believe it or not. Little India also
seems to be home to Singapore's
jewelry and pawn shop industry.  Convienently located
right next to each other. On this corner
is a pawn shop located next to a jewelry
shop
next to pawn shop next to a jewelry shop.
In this building
is one of the last surviving Chinese
residences in Little India.
Now that is colorful! So in all my travels
this is a first!
This is truly on open-air laundromat and
everything is convenient Singapore to
food because you just took over this way
and there's an open-air food court so you can have a little bit to eat
while you're doing your laundry. And
right next to the food court is a
restaurant that serves a fifteen dollar
fish head special
everyday. Sweet! And finally Little India
is also home to some temples with some
really long names
I'm not even going to try to pronounce
this one. To experience the Arabian
culture in Singapore come to Kampong Glam
which is home to the Sultan Mosque
there was the Sultan that actually lived here
in 1823 right next to this mosque.
There's a street called
Arab Street and right in front of the Mosque there is one way to beat the heat
is with a cool and refreshing fresh
chopped
coconut with a straw to drink the
cool and refreshing lukewarm coconut
juice
So after you drink the coconut you can
then have them
cut the coconut open, chop it in half and they give you a spoon
and you can eat the coconut.
I thought this would be cooling but it
turns out that
coconuts left out side get
just as hot as me. So after eating
this coconut
I'm still sweating!
Maybe my coconut needs a little bit of a
sweat wipe.
Kampong Glam is a neat little
neighborhood to walk around there's a
pedestrianized shopping street in front of
the Mosque
which is a great place for souvenirs.
Arab Street is Singapore's home to
carpet vendors where you'll find
carpets carpets and even more carpets!
Adjacent to Arab Street is Haji Lane
which is a small narrow alleyway that is
home to
a number of small trendy designer
clothing stores.
The mecca of shopping in Singapore is on
Orchard Road
that has rows and rows of shopping malls on both sides of the street
and this is one good place to beat the
heat because all these malls
are air conditioned on the inside.
Orchard Road has all the famous brands like Louis Vuitton
and Chanel. One of the newest shopping centers is the Ion Orchard shopping center which
lights up a neat blue-color at night.
It's a number of different floors of
shopping extravaganza.
But my favorite part of Ion Orchard is the
food court
on basement level 4. Check it out for
some
tasty eats. For some the best views in
Singapore stop buy the
Marina Bay Sands SkyPark. It is this
skateboard like thing atop of the three
towers of this newest casino
and from here the views of Singapore are truly spectacular.
Just behind where I was standing is a
wonderful view of Singapore's central
business district with
all of the futuristic-looking high-rises.
You can also see the
Singapore Flyer ferris wheel and on the
back side of the SkyPark
you can see the Gardens by the Bay. The
final attraction that I'll mention is
something that any
animal lover should visit and that is
the Singapore Zoo.
It is world famous for it's open plan
concept with very few fences.
Here are some kids getting up close and
personal with a kangaroo
and they also have some really neat
animal shows. Here is Pedro
the sea lion.
And the final attraction that anybody will see on their visit to Singapore, and it's definitely a must-see is
Changi airport. It's been rated one of
the best airports in the world and I
definitely agree
terminal 3 this terminal that you're looking
at is the newest area
and this is the check in area and now
we're looking at the area behind
security
on the right of the picture is a food
court that is open 24 hours a day
this airport is stocked with some
amazing amenities including the world's
largest
slide in an airport it also has its own
in airport convenience store that
definitely has the largest selection
of cold beverages I've ever seen in an
airport. If that's not enough
there's also an in airport butterfly
garden
yes that's right a garden with real
butterflies
in an airport! If butterflies aren't your
thing
there's also a in airport Koi pond
for the goldfish
watching extraordinaire. If you're not
into either butterflies or goldfish
you could also spend your time at the
airport bar playing the
airport pool table. If all those aren't
enough amenities for you
this one is sure to do it! When you go
through passport control they have a
little basket
of complementary mints so that they
will ensure your breath
is minty fresh on your flight home from
Changi Airport.
