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Take a ride to Chinatown and enjoy dim sum breakfast at Yum Cha, 20 Trengganu Street (Chinatown MRT Station, NE4) or any other dim sum houses along Temple Street, Smith Street and Trengganu Street.
An example of Singapore’s harmonious multi-racial and multi-religious heritage can be found by visiting the various places of worship, within the vicinity of Chinatown. While there, be sure to visit Thian Hock Keng Temple, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple and the Jamae Chulia Mosque. The Chinatown Heritage Centre is a must-see for history buffs as it showcases the history of the early Chinese immigrants settling in Singapore.
For a unique shopping experience of almost everything under one roof, check out Mustafa Centre (Farrer Park MRT Station, NE8), the only 24-hour mall in Singapore with bargains from electronic products and kitchen appliances to groceries and clothing apparels. Walk along Serangoon Road and experience the bustling sights, sounds and intriguing aromas of Little India, where you can buy handicrafts, jasmine garlands, colourful silk saris, Indian jewellery or let a parakeet tell your fortune. While you are there, remember to taste authentic Indian cuisine at Singapore’s oldest vegetarian restaurant, Ananda Bhavan at 58 Serangoon Road. Do also try the many Indian sweets sold at many shops too. And don’t leave Little India without getting a keepsake ‘henna tattoo’ (Little India MRT Station, NE7).
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