Singapore Rough Guide
Singapore. Stadsguide för självständiga resenärer som vill upptäcka lite mer än bara de vanligaste turistmålen. Rough Guides innehåller dels avsnitt om historia, politik och kultur, dels utförliga resetips om bla komunikationer, kostnader, hälsa, säkerhet. Samt massor med praktisk information om logi, matställen, sevärdheter, nöjen, sevärdheter, aktiviteter mm. Illustrerad med tydliga kartor och ett inroduktionskapitel med fyrfärgsbilder,
The Rough Guide to Singapore is the definitive handbook to this vibrant city. Features include:
? Full-colour section introducing the city?s highlights.
? Informed accounts of all the sights, from the stately buildings of the Colonial district and the temples of Little India, to Chinatown?s busting markets and the city?s parks and gardens.
? Insider?s reviews of the best places to stay, eat and drink.
? Excursions to Sentosa and the southern isles.
? Maps and plans covering the whole city.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
BASICS
Getting there from Britain and Ireland
Getting there from the USA and Canada
Getting there from Australasia
Getting there from Southeast Asia
Visas and red tape
Health
Costs, money and banks
Opening hours, holidays and festivals
THE GUIDE
1 Introducing the city
2 The Colonial District
3 Orchard Road
4 Chinatown
5 The Financial District
6 Little India
7 The Arab Quarter
8 Northern Singapore
9 Eastern Singapore
10 Western Singapore
11 Sentosa and the Southern isles
LISTINGS
Accommodation
Eating
Nightlife
Entertainment and the arts
Festivals
Shopping
Directory
CONTEXTS
A brief history of Singapore
Sir Stamford Raffles
Religion
Books
Glossary
Index
LIST OF MAPS
Sentosa Island
COLOUR MAPS AT THE BACK OF BOOK
1 Singapore Island
2 Central Singapore
3 The Colonial District and Chinatown
4 Little India and the Arab Quarter
5 Orchard Road
6 Northern Singapore
7 Eastern Singapore
8 Western Singapore
9 The MRT System
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