After shopping in City Link and Funan Square, we went to the Clarke Quay for a walk. Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay in Singapore, located within the Singapore River Planning Area. The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore Flyer and Boat Quay.
Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, Singapore's second Governor and Governer of the Straits Settlement from 1873 to 1875, who played a key role in positioning Singapore as the main port for the Malay states of Perak, Selangor and Sungei Ujong.
Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay, part of which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. Clarke Street, located next to Clarke Quay, was officially named in 1896, and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca. Similar to Clarke Quay, Clarke Street has since been converted into a pedestrian mall.
The Hoklos (Hokkien) refer to Clarke Street as gi hok kong si au, meaning "behind the new Gi Hok Kongsi" (house). The new Gi Hok Kongsi was near Carpenter Street. Another Chinese reference, which only refers to the Southern bank around Read Bridge area, was cha chun tau (柴船头), meaning "jetty for boats carrying firewood". Small tongkangs carrying firewood from Indonesia berthed at this jetty. The firewood trade was primarily a Teochew enterprise.
-Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_Quay-
The scenery there was awesome. Enjoy the tremendous night scenery of the concrete jungle at night! See how does the river water reflects the colourful lights of the buildings. They also put up many incredibly beautiful Christmas decors on the trees, in front of the shopping malls and many more. If you love shopping, you've come to the right place. Tonnes of shopping malls are waiting for you to shop 'till you drop! If you got guts, you may want to try the G-MAX the Ultimate Bungee. The world wide phenomenon has come to town. Clarke Quay is the home of bungee and Singapore will be the place to be. 0 to 200 kph take off! Live video from on-board bungee-cam! Experoence the 5-G blast! But, we was a little too expensive so we did not try it. And last but not least, also enjoy the night scenery of the Esplanade, Merlion and Singapore Flyer from Marina Bay. We took loads of pictures and enjoy them below.
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