Singapore in 3 Hours

While en-route to India, got nearly a daytime of transit gap for my next connecting flight... and at first thought a day trapped inside airport sounded like as bad as it could get, but not after I learn that Singapore offers on visit tourist visa to step out of Airport and enjoy the country side...

And this news got more sweet after knowing, the Changi airport itself offers a free ride for international transit people to visit few select places inside country... A great deal...

Straight after landing in Singapore after a long flight from SFO, just went straight(not to mention the long walk inside huge Changi airport I made to reach) to the travel agent counter to sign-up for next available trip...

Rest assured... those travel agents would help us get our Visa stamped for tourist visa and help us until we step into our bus... agents were polite, patience and very helpful.. a rare breed here in my nation...

It was refreshing to see lush green after being inside the flight cabin for nearly 18hours..


these buildings are one proof that tells how Singapore tries to tackle its limited land but at same time giving superior lifestyle...


If im right, this place was told to me as Singapore Parliament.. not very sure though... its been 3 months since I visited this place..


The Fullerton Hotel near Singapore River...


statues next to the banks of Singapore River..


Here I'm... next to Singapore River...


not sure who this guy was... but If my memory is correct, someone told he was architect of Singapore or something like that...


another snap next to river..


Fullerton in the background...




surprised to see Indian caste name Chettiars at the center of Singapore..



A mall without people... where are they??? Lets shift this to India...


Fullerton hotel...






A beautiful country...


A replica of London eye?? Not sure...


Chopstick monument... Will get smiles when I get to see this in BBC Asia Today programme where this monument comes prominent in background...


wow... a green... right in the middle of bustling place...


Indians spotted here... look at the hairstlye of the blue chutidar clad lady in bench....






A great country indeed...

Myself @ Eye of Education - Stanford University

It was a very remember-able visit to Stanford University. Being in the place from where a hosts of industry(for the Internet is key) gets its biggest boosts in way of entrepreneurs is a very very special moments...

clicked so many snaps.. but unfortunately the camera was dropped to floor and got broken and with that gone are the snaps... luckily had few in mobile, and here are they...

Myself and my cousin and in hands my niece..


one part of Stanford campus... after being studied in 2acre schools and 50acre college... seeing this deserted roads resembling a village/town was a big surprise and disappointment of missing so many things...

@Pier 39/Fisherman Wharf, San Francisco

After visiting the imposing Golden Gate, it was time to check out bay of San Francisco at last. Needles to say, we were lucky to be there on July 4 festival time. So much people, so much fun everywhere... Happy to be viewer of those...

Final moments at Golden Gate... hope to return there some time in future... that was what I told my friend Ramesh... and he too is determined to hangout with me once again in US...


As expected, the bus routes Ramesh marked from Google Maps flopped and we were stranded at some place which none of know... All we could see was roads going steep up and down... It was unexpected fun..


Instead of spending time in Pier 39, we were in some unknown place waiting for bus... We waited for some 2 hours here and it was just luck we identified this bus stop by chance... In that road, we thought there no bus stops... but by chance one among noticed something was written on the pavement... Yes, in pavement its marked as bus stop... pity the world's richest nation cant put a signboard for bus stop...


whatever the hardship that comes, I will enjoy...
that was statement Mani was showing here by taking snaps even when everyone else was clueless how to get out that place...


After a long ordeal... we were finally there.. A very eventful place.. full of fun...


Huge crowd... people were singing and dancing just on the roads..






Admire their strictness to follow traffic rules..


Indians were everywhere..














In the backdrop far away is prison Alcatraz... featured in may H'wood flicks..




Its Chithirai, Anand, Thiru, Ramesh and Myself





hmmm.. very friendly people...


on way back to home.. carrying tons of memories..