The second night hailed a fun adventure into the city. Of course, all of Singapore is both a city and a country (about the size of the greater Charlotte area), but they call a certain area "the city." I haven't quite figured out which area this is yet, but it's around the major "ethnic neighborhoods," Chinatown and Little India. My group headed towards Little India and a smaller enclave called the "Arab Quarter."
^ It was our first time riding the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit - essentially the metro). What an experience!
All of these pictures are blurry and bad, but it was an exciting night! It was our first time seeing tall buildings up close and walking around at night.
We ate at a little Egyptian restaurant down this alley-sized street named Haji Lane. We chose it because Devika's guidebook said it catered to "Singaporean hipsters."
Our restaurant was called "Al Tazzag." The guy kept trying to get us to smoke a hookah. We politely declined about 20 times.
I got a chicken shawerma wrap (which was not so great and too spicy) and fresh-squeezed apple juice (which was wonderful and refreshing).
Even though the service was awful, and the food wasn't so delicious, the atmosphere was very nice. There were stores with trendy clothes and Asians smoking hookahs up and down the alley. It was trendy, hipster, and felt "off the beaten path." It was certainly an unforgettable first night out!
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