Soingapore's Arab Street

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Arab Street

It's a whole lot different quarter in this country. Amazing mosques and special cuisine, but what was really the best tea after being for a month in China was the tea. Real black tea, acutually brown and spicy and its a also a good place for Shisha smoking.

The district is relaxed compared to other parts of Singapor. We really liked walking around there. People were very friendly without imposing their goods. In the "old world charm" Arab Street is the place where I found found many fabric with intricate designs I've never seen before.   If you wanna eat something different during your stay - a lot of arab restaurants around there, seems also to be a good place for Shisha smoking.

Although many of the buildings have undergone some upgrading it still has been done very carefully and is a huge break from the concrete jungle of Singapore's buzz center.The Spices, textiles, and Sonkoks are sold along this row of shophouses with five-foot way at Arab Street leading to the Sultan Mosque. This mosque is  giving the whole place an aura, that establishes a sense of piety and dignity for the area. Entry is allowed and free but decent dressing is a mandatory.

What impressed me the most was that people here seem to have held on to their culture. They are dressed more traditionally than anyone else in the city. The items for sale are different and some even may be ethnic withut having the Saudi clichee.