Exploring Yokohama Chinatown @ Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama's Chinatown is the largest in Japan and open since 1859. It is touristy, but there are plenty of Chinese grocery shops and food to try on. You can enjoy various Chinese cuisines, mainly Cantonese but also Beijing, Shanghai, and Szechuan dishes, while you may also want to buy some ingredients or goods. The main gate is unique and you may want to see it. With the opening of the Minatomirai Line railway, its easier to get to Chinatown directly at the Motomachi-Chūkagai Station.


Entrance to Chinatown.

Minatomirai Chukagai station.

Antique store.


George and Kawpie clothing store. Mostly selling light winter clothing and shirts.

Souvenir store.


Traditional souvenir items with Thai theme.

This shop selling many kinds of steamed buns.



Not sure what flavour of bun no 2, I decided to try it.


The bun is just ordinary. Its pork with some crab meat and preserved vegetables.

Typical chinese food restaurant.

Surprisingly, there are many restaurants here selling shark fin.

Ma Zhu Miao temple.

Beijing Dumpling @ Chinatown, London

Beijing Dumpling serves dumpling, noodles and duck with reasonable price. The food is good but not the best. During dinner, the restaurant is very popular with people queueing out the door.

Taste:8/10(Good. The crispy duck is good. The La Capital noodles is just normal. The only plus point for the noodles is the sauce and the pepper which gives unique sweet taste).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Crispy duck price at 9.50 Pound for quarter duck which is good for two and La Capital noodle at 5.50 Pound. There is 10% service charge included in the receipt. However the service in this restaurant is just average).




Aromatic crispy duck with pancakes.


La Capital 'Zha Jiang' sauce with noodle (minced pork in sweet sauce).

Beijing dumpling menu.

This is how the restaurant look like.

Coordinate/GPS: 51.511721,-0.130058
Address: 23 Lisle Street, London WC2H 7, England.
London tube station: Leicester Square (Chinatown)

Orchid Garden & Orchard Road @ Singapore

My day 4 of Singapore trip is the most colourful of all. A visit to Botanical garden & National Orchid Garden is worth the nature experience. The garden is well maintained, clean & almost perfect. Botanical garden entrance is free while the orchid garden needs SGD5. Getting here is a bit hassle. You will need to take MRT to Orchard Road then take a taxi from there. From Orchard it cost around SGD5 by cab. With the new MRT extension which is currently under construction, visitors & tourists will be more convenient of coming to this place.

National Orchid Garden


Orchid garden main signboard.

Ticket.

Welcoming pond at the entrance.




Flower show. Starter show.









More valuable stuff.











Flowers in Tan Hoon Siang mist house.

Bronze figure. A boy with the flower.


VIP orchid.


Romantic flower tunnel.

Water fountain.


Beautiful path way.

On the way to Cool house.

This is the cool house.

Just like walking into fridge.


Flowers inside cool house.

Visitors like me busy taking photos.

Another beautiful path way.

Orchard Road - Shopping Day

After done our tour in the gardens, we went back to Orchard for shopping. I didn't buy anything as the price here is not cheap. The only thing I like here is great choices and they have more brands compared to in Malaysia. One more thing that I like is the food here. Quite lucky to be able to choose a restaurant which serve good braised duck. More story below...


Ion Orchard - colourful figures.

Ngee Ann City. It also house the largest Kinokuniya book store.

Lucky plaza. Place to get cheaper stuff & electronics especially camera. Do know your stuff before you go in though. This mall mostly visited by Filipino who works in Singapore.

Another sex toy shop here. House of condom.



Latest addition of shopping mall in Orchard road - Paragon.

Famous Singapore Tangs.

Tangs decoration.

Chinatown - Heritage street
We come back to Chinatown (niu che sui) to buy our favorite bakkwa (sliced barbecue pork). This item is famous in Singapore and it is quite different compared to in Malaysia.


This is called cheap stuff.

Eu Tong Sen street.

Chinatown MRT station.


Orde Cuban restaurant.

Hindu temple.


Buddha tooth relic temple.


Leung Sang pastries.

Many people buy their egg tarts.

Going back home - Singapore Changi Budget Terminal

Budget terminal. Home to Tiger Airways.

Singapore Firefly check-in counters.

Waiting for flight to Subang Airport (Skypark terminal).

Finally this wrapped up my travelogue on Singapore & see you on my other trip & food...