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Singapore is a city-state in the Malay Archipelago, founded as a British trading post in 1819.Grew as a mix of three cultures and ethnic groups: Malay (the indigenous, Muslims), Indian (immigrants, Hindus) and Chinese (immigrants), with the founders' culture added to the mix.Since independence became one of the world's most prosperous countries.Sports the world's busiest port.A modern vibrant Garden City (in a tropical climate).
The humid tropical climate makes outdoors activity a bit uncomfortable.
Natural beauty, though, just benefits.(-It’s not plastic here …)
The Sri Krishnan Hindu Temple on the modern Waterloo Street .
(Other landmarks on the street include the well known Kwan Im Chinese Temple, and the oldest synagogue in Singapore - Maghain Aboth.)
The entrance for weddings at the Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, Singapore's oldest, located in Chinatown.
If I was an animal and had to live in a zoo, the beautiful tropical Singapore zoo would be my choice.
The almost extinct Orangutan from neighboring Borneo, second in intelligence only to man, lives here in comfort , in their natural environment.
A cable car over the busiest port in the world to the resort island of Sentosa , Singapore’s version of Disneyland.
Though more than 80 mosques exist in Singapore, Sultan Mosque is the real center of the Muslim community.