Just looking around, there were so many irresistible shops to to go through :P
But Chinatown in Singapore was not what I sort of expected. It was spectacular and still had the lucky colours of red and gold throughout the street, the classic Chinese lanterns and Kanji adorning the street and pillars along with the nostalgic scents of Chinese cuisine or the burning in-scents from the Chinese Temples around. But it was the how the culture had integrated itself into this westernised or European influenced area, which was evident from the architecture of the buildings above and around with the art nouveau designs on the external areas of the buildings.
As for Arab street, I never really got a chance to check the place out since the my class somehow lost me....><
But it was supposedly located behind a big mosc, which was located somewhere behind The Sultan Hotel.
I looked at some pics though taken by a friend and it appears to have the same western/European architectural influence but the difference of that compared to Chinatown was that there were a lot of vibrant colours with outstanding patterns/shapes and of gold. Even the buildings were colourful. The patterns were floral and geometric as well, with a, I think, 6 pointed star as features for both symbolism and design.
The reason I have not placed any photos though is that I would prefer to have taken the pictures myself, meaning I could have had a better experience and analysis of the area if I was actually there.
Though, not even knowing, I probably would sound quite racist with this remark, but I really dislike and dislike the smell of curry and certain spices so in some ways I'm a bit glad I wasn't there.....><
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