Shopping and Sight Seeing on Pagoda Street in Singapore
The streets of metropolitan cities offer a culture that is best absorbed, by walking those streets. Some city streets are more ‘walk-able’ than others, some cities have very few and other towns are known for the pedestrian traffic. This has to do with what a city has to offer. In Singapore, hotels of various stylistic elements and eras of design are nestled up next to artist shops and open air markets. One may find food in any number of restaurants, or one may be invited into someones house. A someone they have never met. That is an aspect of the all inclusive nature of a city that is comprised of many different immigrants lending their heritage to the charm of one single location. Pagoda Street in Singapore is one such location. One may walk into a store and buy a vintage Malaysian scarf, and then go next door only to find the most modern works of controversial photography hanging on the walls of the Red Dot Design Museum. Replicas are on display at the heritage center, of life…the way it was. And then one can walk a few feet to the nearest Starbucks, grab a latte and experience life as it is now.
One may pass a trendy night club on Pagoda, and hear the most modern of Malaysian techno music. Walk a bit more to the corner and there may be a woman selling egg-tarts and moon-cakes. Then one arrives at the end of the street, at the Sri Mariamman Temple, at just the right moment to hear the trumpets of the temple sounding. The tower in front of the Temple is made up of many, many colorful human figures, the divine beings surrounding the spire are visible from the other end of the city street. In the mornings, should one pass by the Temple, services are being given and the sounds of worshippers chanting and making offerings is music that is foreign, and exquisite, especially for Western ears. Another temple located on Pagoda Street is the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, which is also a museum. This is an ornately designed structure, the largest monument honoring Buddha throughout Asia. This is a sculpture, poured in the casting process with four hundred and twenty kilograms, of the purest gold, inlayed with 201 rubies and then surrounded by thirty five smaller statues of Buddha. Pagoda Street in Singapore is a feast for the eyes, and will leave one with visual imprints and memories for the rest of their lives.
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