Singapore

At the southern tip of the south-east Asian peninsula is the small independent nation of Singapore, financial centre, business hub and effective city-state. It was a British colony until the 1960s when it gained independence.

I've only been to Singapore once and that was in 1988, I remember being there but it was only for a night and all we did was wander about and buy a video camera, which seized up due to the humidity. My family went back in 2006 which is when these pictures were taken, but unfortunately I was unable to join them :(

Downtown Singapore, where the action happens. Unlike most Asian cities, Singopore's development has not occured primarily in the last few years, it is a well established highly developed centre and has been so for some time, not unlike Hong Kong.

The Merlion is a tourist symbol of Singapore, there are a few of them dotted about the city.

As modelled here by my sister, this is the southernmost point on the Asian continent!

A wider view of the city, don't let the cloud fool you, it's hot and it's hot all year round, hovering about 30 Celsius no matter what time of year.