After visiting Marina Bay, I walked to Boat Quay, a hot nightspot, which is along the mouth of the Singapore River in Singapore’s densely populated central business district. The Singapore River is the artery of Singapore and in many ways is responsible for the birth of modern Singapore. Today, the Singapore River forms part of the Marina Reservoir, storing a vital water supply for the country. Along the meandering path of the river is Boat Quay, a crescent of century-old shop houses now occupied by some of the country’s favorite bars and seafood restaurants. Boat Quay was once the busiest part of the old Port of Singapore. Though serving aquatic trade is no longer Boat Quay’s primary role, the shop houses on it have been carefully conserved and now house various bars, pubs, and restaurants. Boat Quay is also the soft front to the cosmopolitan banking and financial sectors lying immediately behind it. You can walk here from a subway stop or take a river taxi. I did not eat dinner here at any of the restaurants but I did have a final drink here one night sitting next to the river before I hopped on the subway to go home.
The immediate pics below are of Cavenagh Bridge; Singapore’s oldest bridge and its only suspension bridge, constructed in 1869. It’s now a pedestrian walkway across the mouth of the Singapore River. Gotta love the sign…
The pics below are different views of Boat Quay. ‘J’ would have loved this area…
Looks very nice.. places to eat (seafood!), drink and walk and shop. Righ up my alley! Plus, right near the water.
ReplyDeletelove the sign and the bird. the fullerton hotel looks huge. j would love the outside ambience. not so much for duke or rogee. duke does not like sitting outside too much. he equates it with overpriced food ====anywhere...................
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