Here is how you can explore singapore city easily even without a map.
Think of the alphabet 't' . At the top of your t is the singapore flyer. At the bottom tip of your 't' is the botanic garden. The left tip of your 't' is arab street area and little india. The right side of your 't' is singapore river and chinatown. On the intersection of the four lines in your alphabet 't' is singapore tallest hotel , the swisotel stamford . Along the four lines of your 't' are malls.
Here is what you can see along your 't' .
From the bottom tip of your 't' walk from singapore botanic garden and keep left . Follow the one way traffic flow. This eventually leads you to singapore flyer. It's forty five minutes to an hour walk to singapore flyer. Along the way Singapore orchard hotel and singapore orchard parade hotel mark the unofficial starting point of orchard road. The hotels are across the street from each other . Further down orchard road are malls.
Carry on walking pass the singapore concord hotel and singapore plaza on your left, look up . You will see a tall building which appears to be cylindrical in shape. That building is singapore swisotel stamford hotel. It 's the tallest hotel in singapore .
The swisotel stamford is actually not quite cylindrical in shape. On one side it is flat . On the other side it looks cylindrical in shape. From the top, the swisotel stamford actually looks as if it is a semi circle and a triangle with their flatsides glued together.
From the bottom tip of your 't' walk from singapore botanic garden and keep left . Follow the one way traffic flow. This eventually leads you to singapore flyer. It's forty five minutes to an hour walk to singapore flyer. Along the way Singapore orchard hotel and singapore orchard parade hotel mark the unofficial starting point of orchard road. The hotels are across the street from each other . Further down orchard road are malls.
Carry on walking pass the singapore concord hotel and singapore plaza on your left, look up . You will see a tall building which appears to be cylindrical in shape. That building is singapore swisotel stamford hotel. It 's the tallest hotel in singapore .
The swisotel stamford is actually not quite cylindrical in shape. On one side it is flat . On the other side it looks cylindrical in shape. From the top, the swisotel stamford actually looks as if it is a semi circle and a triangle with their flatsides glued together.
The triangle points to the sultan mosque in the arab street, surrounded by shops , restaurants and markets. The semi circle side faces the singapore river and chinatown.
Follow the triangle direction . The dome of sultan mosque beckons from a distance . You are now in the arab street area. Diagonally to the left behind the mosque is singapore golden landmark hotel. Across the street in front of the sultan mosque is the plaza parkroyal hotel singapore.
Next to singapore plaza parkroyal hotel is the concourse building. A perpendicular road stretches in front of the concourse building. Walk up the perpendicular road in the opposite direction to the concourse building .
Follow the triangle direction . The dome of sultan mosque beckons from a distance . You are now in the arab street area. Diagonally to the left behind the mosque is singapore golden landmark hotel. Across the street in front of the sultan mosque is the plaza parkroyal hotel singapore.
Next to singapore plaza parkroyal hotel is the concourse building. A perpendicular road stretches in front of the concourse building. Walk up the perpendicular road in the opposite direction to the concourse building .
Along the way you will pass the malabar mosque .
It marks the point where you are just more or less five to ten minutes from little india. Malabar mosque is a blue coloured builiding and sits on the traffic junction corner . The distance from the councourse building is just five to ten minutes walk.
Further ahead is the twenty four hour mustafa mall. Singapore parkroyal hotel on kitchener road stands tall behind the mustafa mall. The other parkroyal hotel is infront of the sultan mosque. Two hotels in different locations.
Go the front entrance of singapore parkroyal hotel next to mustafa mall. On the left of the parkroyal hotel is a traffic junction. Across from the traffic light is singapore mrt station. Take the mrt to chinatown clarke quay mrt station.
Further ahead is the twenty four hour mustafa mall. Singapore parkroyal hotel on kitchener road stands tall behind the mustafa mall. The other parkroyal hotel is infront of the sultan mosque. Two hotels in different locations.
Go the front entrance of singapore parkroyal hotel next to mustafa mall. On the left of the parkroyal hotel is a traffic junction. Across from the traffic light is singapore mrt station. Take the mrt to chinatown clarke quay mrt station.
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Outside the clarke quay mrt station, is the singapore river on your left. On your right is chinatown market areas . Across the river clearly within views are singapore peninsula hotel and the excelsior hotel.
Next to the hotels and behind them is the swisotel stamford . Connected to the swisotel stamford is raffles city shopping mall. Opposite the mall is the singapore raffles hotel.
You are now back at the intersection of your 't' .
Standing with the raffles city mall on your right and singapore raffles hotel on your left look up further ahead. You now see singapore flyer with its view being blocked slightly by singapore ritz carlton hotel on the right side . Within your view , on the left side of singapore flyer is the pan pacific hotel .
Standing with the raffles city mall on your right and singapore raffles hotel on your left look up further ahead. You now see singapore flyer with its view being blocked slightly by singapore ritz carlton hotel on the right side . Within your view , on the left side of singapore flyer is the pan pacific hotel .
Notice on the pan pacific hotel building is a rectagular perched on one side with its edge pointing towards orchard road. Orchard road is a one way street. Going against the traffic flow leads you back to the top of the road and to orchard and orchard parade hotel. The top of your 't' .
Some visitors prefer to explore the city on foot combined with the open top bus from the suntec city . Suntec city is located opposite to singapore marina mandarin hotel.
Many malls in the area provide maps should you need one.
To explore singapore city 'handsfree' without a map , just remember the alphabet 't' with singapore flyer at the top, botanic garden at the bottom, little india and sultan mosque market area on the left, chinatown on the right and in the middle is singapore tallest hotel. Along the four lines of the alphabet 't' are malls , malls and more malls.
Some visitors prefer to explore the city on foot combined with the open top bus from the suntec city . Suntec city is located opposite to singapore marina mandarin hotel.
Many malls in the area provide maps should you need one.
To explore singapore city 'handsfree' without a map , just remember the alphabet 't' with singapore flyer at the top, botanic garden at the bottom, little india and sultan mosque market area on the left, chinatown on the right and in the middle is singapore tallest hotel. Along the four lines of the alphabet 't' are malls , malls and more malls.
