this is the Little India guide for visitors to Singapore. In this video will
provide a brief history of Little India in Singapore as well as directions, what
to see do and eat, and of course we'll share our own experience in this rich
cultural area. keep watching this video to get the full details and see the
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there are several bus routes which go through little india via Serangoon
Road route 23, 64, 65, 66, 67, 131, 139, 147, 8, 57, and NR 6. when mapping out a route use
the Tekka center as a reference endpoint. we took a public bus from the Esplanade
area and exited at Selegie Road bus stop BO 3 in front of the 7-eleven. we walked
east onto Selegie road a few blocks and walked across the major road of bukit
timah sungai road you know you're going in the right direction when you see Tekka
place,and the giant peacocks and horse statues which welcome visitors to
Little India along bukit timah sungai road. If you're taking the MRT to Little
India then make your way to the Little India or Farrer Road MRT stops on the North
East line or you can take the rochor or the Jalan Besar
MRT stops on the downtown line. We suggest getting off at the Little India
MRT station which exit at the Tekka Center at the heart of Little India
other convenient transport options include grab app or taxi or the sightseeing
bus tour. Please watch our video on transport on hipfig.com to view your
transport options in Singapore. Serangoon Road is the main road through Little
India. It intersects Rochor canal Road and bukit timah sungai road. Once on Serangoon
Road we walked along the road to our first stop, the tekka center. there are
lots of shops along the tekka center but the reason to go there is the hawker
centre located on the first floor. we like to come here for milk tea and egg
Parathas but there's also multitude of food stalls in this hawker centre which
are delicious and easy on the wallet. food tip: if you're a vegetarian this
hawker centre probably has the most options. after sampling the food at
several stalls, we made our way back to Serangoon Road
what I like about walking around Little India is the historical architecture
which contrasts Singapore's modern high-rise buildings. Little India
actually grew out of British colonialism which outlined settlement patterns of
Singapore along ethnic lines the serangoon road area was selected as the
Indian sector. Even the street names reflect Singapore's colonial past in
little India's history from the 1800s. for example Farrer Park is where Europeans
like to live and congregate in the 1840s for horse-racing. Buffalo and cobalt Road
reflect a cattle trade which use to thrive among Indian immigrants. New
generations of Singaporean Indians expanded trades to other businesses
which you can see in the Little India arcade shops along serangoon Road
Little India arcade is a reference to a collection of various shops located in
historically preserved neoclassical Malay type buildings which you would
have found in the early nineteen hundreds. There are an array of shops and
restaurants on this section of Serangoon Road. Are you having an Indian wedding
perfect! Come here to buy 24 karat gold and decadent jewelry of all kinds. Do you
need an exquisite sari? well then this is also the place. Do your eyebrows need
some shaping? well try one of the many threading beauty shops. interested in
buying some souvenirs? well you'll find them here too! we continued on Serangoon
Road to sri veeramakaliamman temple this Hindu temple is dedicated to the
goddess Kali the destroyer of evil. this temple was built in the colorful and
elaborately ornate South Indian Tamil temple style also known as Dravida style
which is characterized by its pyramidal tower. Once at the temple we took our
shoes off at the temple door. please note that there might be clothes restrictions
bare shoulders and short skirts or shorts above the knee may not be allowed
we've been here this temple a few times and sometimes they're very strict and
other times they're less so. in addition there this is a very active temple so
please be respectful when visiting. As we completed our visit at the temple we
walked towards our next destination Mustafa Center. we explored around this
section of Serangoon Road shopping and walking along the side streets. we found
even more shops, many restaurants, and Indian bakeries which offer traditional
mithai or Indian sweets. the Mustafa Center is about a 10 minute
walk from the temple. we walked down Serangoon Road and made a right on Syed
Alwi Road. the Mustafa centre is a huge and busy department store with over 300
thousand items on six floors covering an area of 400,000 square feet
every square centimeter of this department store is taken up by
merchandise. if you cannot find it here you're probably not going to be able
find it anywhere in Singapore. worried you won't have enough time to explore this
huge department store? well here's the good news it's open 24 hours a day. you
can buy jewelry, household appliances, groceries, books, DVDs, watches, electronic
goods, Footwear, toys, clothing all at an affordable price
Mustafa Center is not fancy like many of the other department stores you'll
find in Singapore but certainly is one of the busiest with locals and tourists
in a shopping frenzy, Mustafa center also has a restaurant and offers
currency exchange services. in fact if you need to exchange currency then the
area near the Mustafa Center along the streets of Syed Alwi and Verdun Road
offer many options for currency exchange counters. we haven't seen any place in
Singapore with such a concentration of money exchange places. once we made our
final purchase we made our way to one of the many exits and took a grab (taxi app) back to
our hotel. Quite frankly my poor feet were so tired there was so much to see
eat and do in Little India. depending on your interest you can spend an hour or
all day or more in this area soaking up Indian Singaporean culture. it's a must
do when you're in Singapore. happy travels go to hip fit comm for more
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