Fort Canning: The Beautiful, Functional, and Cultural Center of Singapore October 19th, 2009
Fort Canning is one of my favorite locations in the city of Singapore. Fine dining restaurants sit amidst a vast expanse of gardens and greenery. And although this is a very nice area, accommodation prices are well within any one’s budget. Many young people, or traveling bohemian types can find very reasonable stays in the YMCA. The park of Fort Canning sits along Orchard Road is not only a great place to shopping in the stores and the out door markets, but serves to freshen up a busy urban metropolis, just as Central Park does for New York, and Hyde Park does for London. This is also right in the middle of the Cultural and the Civic districts of Singapore.
Along with the shopping opportunities there is a variety of activities with realms that range from educational to history, recreational to entertainment and culture. In fact, Fort Canning is the artistic hub of the city. Many outdoor concerts and festivals happen, from outdoor movies, to carnivals and artists’ outdoor markets. The largest of Singapore’s annual music festival takes place here, the WOMAD Festival, and this has been a huge event since 1988.
The cultural activity, the gardens, the architecture and the permanent art work that adorns this area is amazing in and of itself. Any one interested in the culinary world, will find the spice garden truly amazing. This is also an homage to the first botanical garden in Singapore that was established and tended by Sir Stamford Raffles. Raffles played a key role in the development of agricultural and botanical sciences for the island. All one needs for an afternoon cup of tea spiced with Nutmeg or Cloves, can be found at Fort Canning. This is one area that is a must see, and is so conveniently located in the heart of the city, that one would really have to try hard to miss it.
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