Small piece of the skyline from the Chinatown area

A testament to the multiculturalism of Singapore. Right smack in the middle of Chinatown is the oldest Hindu temple in the city.

The residences in the Chinatown area were pretty dumpy by Singapore standards, but compared to Bangkok and Beijing, they're not all that bad.

The covered end of the Chinatown street market. One of the small shops below was blaring Eminem... Is this New York's Chinatown or Singapore's?

Enough heat. Let's find some A/C.

These little shopping arcades are literally everywhere in Singapore. You can't go a block without finding one. Seriously. Shopping is Singapore's national pastime, but where does the money come from?

Back outside on our way to Raffles Hotel and the famous Long Bar, birthplace of the girlie-drink the Singapore Sling.