Excursions on the second day through Singapore

On the second full day in Singapore, which was also my last full day of the trip overall, I particularly wanted to visit 'Little India' and 'Chinatown' in Singapore, while taking in a few other sights along the way. Early, as I stretched my feelers out from my windowless hotel room, the sun was shining, it was tropically warm, and only a few clouds could be spotted in the sky. Little India was conveniently right at my doorstep, so I set off first. Initially, I went to a small market, but there were mostly tourist souvenirs there, then I moved on to the local market halls and afterwards along the streets. Quiet Indian Bollywood music occasionally resonated through the streets I visited. Once again, the striking street art paintings were often found on the facades of the buildings. This continued on in Chinatown later. I also visited the Hindu Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple and could observe the rather peculiar religious rituals that seemed unusual to outsiders... After that, as I shyly peeked around the corner at the Masjid Abdul Gafoor Mosque, a completely veiled woman approached me and asked if I would like to come in. She then guided me through the premises and casually explained the background of the building as well as her Islamic understanding of faith. That was really very interesting. I then strolled on foot towards Chinatown. Although it was a few kilometers, the journey was also part of the goal. I passed some Christian churches, wandered through markets, tasted some street food, occasionally took a break in the huge air-conditioned market halls for a coffee, sometimes just to escape the temperatures for a bit, and made a few small stops here and there. I also spent a relatively long time in Fort Canning Park. A place rich in history with a huge botanical garden, located about 60 meters above the city, accessible via several flights of stairs. It bears the colonial British roots. Singapore has an incredible number of green spots and parks in the city; everything is also very clean, well signposted and everything runs very orderly; almost untypical for Southeast Asia. You also don’t see anyone carelessly throwing anything away... In Chinatown, I strolled over a market and visited, among other places, the Hindu... Temple and the Buddhist... Temple. In a few streets, you really have a wide range of houses of worship from different religions in a tight and peaceful space... From Chinatown, I then wandered further on foot to Marina Bay and to the 'Merlion', the lion that spews a fountain of water in front of the skyscraper silhouette, an ever-present landmark of the city. Upon arrival, it was already getting dark, so I made my way back with a longer walk past many skyscrapers to my neighborhood, where after evening provisions, the last melancholic packing of the backpack was imminent, as the alarm was to ring at 6:00 in the morning...