Seeing Singapore

Singapore was a good transition form the western/christian to the eastern/muslim world. Its status as a former British colony and geographical location offers a good deal of western culture, including the British custom of driving on the right side of the road. However, there are also a lot of veiled Muslim women. The city is also surprisingly green. There are flowers and trees everywhere. The small island of Singapore was also a good transition to the even smaller capital of Maldives. One can drive around the entire island of Singapore in less than two hours.
The tour of Singapore's downtown area showed the modernity. allthough some of its attractions were under construction, the cleanliness of the city, like the airport, impressed me. I'm standing next to the Fountain of Wealth, the world's largest fountain, which is supposed to be a feng shui method of bringing money into the city.
Later on I took a walking tour of the city. Despite the heat, I managered to see such sights as the Raffles Hotel, and the oldest church in the city. It took only a day but I felt like I have seen the highlights of the entire country.