Singapore in Pictures 19 — Finishing Up with Modern Singapore 1

Most of the views I’ve shown you in this series have highlighted “old” Singapore. Since this week I’m finishing up this Singapore series, I thought I would end it with an emphasis on the more modern aspects of this vibrant and dynamic destination. Beginning next week we’ll move on as I present to you destinations we hit via this 2018 cruise ship trek. We’ll be moving on to Indonesia, including (in order) Jakarta, Surabaya, Komodo (there will be dragons), Lombok, Bali, and Java. Until then, let’s get started with Modern Singapore beginning with Singapore’s official mascot, the Merlion. You’ll find two of these mythical creatures, half lion and half fish, in Merlion Park, but the more famous one stands 8.6 meters/28.2 feet tall and regurgitates water into Marina Bay:

All the photographs presented this week were taken in the vicinity of Marina Bay in Singapore’s Central Area. Perhaps the most recognizable building here is the distinctive three-tower Marina Bay Sands resort you see in today’s lead photo. But a close second would have to be the ArtScience Museum:

Now for a look around the rest of Marina Bay:

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