Pictures: Singapore Finance District

Singapore is a very westernized Asian city. It has grown enormously in recent decades to become a world economic center. The skyline of the central business district (or finance district) reflects this growth. The towers are very tall!

Just a closer view of the towers, one more from ground perspective.

Patrick Odneal, myself, Bart Stout, Kevin Kitchens, and Marianna Jewell playing around on a fountain / pool of water near the finance district.

The skyling is gorgeous during the day, but it is even more amazing by night. We went downtown for Jaime's 21st birthday, and the place where we ate dinner was right on the water. So nice!

This is the Esplanade - Theater. It is nicknamed 'The Durien' because it looks remarkably like a durien, which is a fruit common to this area. Apparently, locals really like the taste and smell of a durien, but tourists can't stand it. I will try to track one down to try, but they are out of season right now and hard to find.

This is the Merlion statue in the heart of Singapore. The statue, half lion half mermaid, is supposed to be the symbol of Singapore. Many people just think it's a crazy statue.