Rough Guides Directions Singapore

Rough Guides, 2007. — 194 p.It was the immense changes that the twentieth century imposed upon the tiny city state of Singapore that transformed it from a sleepy colonial backwater into the bustling, futuristic shrine to consumerism that is so familiar today. This is a city in permanent flux: cranes peep from above the skyline like watchful meerkats and fresh skyscrapers and shopping complexes rise up at a scarcely believable rate. Yet visitors prepared to peer beneath its ultramodern surface will still discover dusty temples, fragrant medicinal shops and colonial buildings, and enduring values and traditions. Nor is Singapore, in reality, a concrete jungle: the island boasts an abundance of parks, nature reserves, and lush, tropical greenery.