Sentosa History

Fantastic for History and sight seeing,

Perhaps the best way to tackle Singaporean sightseeing is to take one neighborhood at a time. The city is rather spread out, but individual neighborhoods are well defined and fun to explore on foot. Katong is the Peranakan area (MRT Paya Lebar Station). Peranakans are the descendants of Chinese immigrants who began intermarrying with Malays in the 1500's. They are also referred to as Baba-Nonyas. Lots of interesting lunch places are huddled around East Coast Rd and Joo Chiat Rd. The main attraction in the neighborhood is a Hindu temple called Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple on Ceylon Rd just north of East Coast Rd. Check out the painted scenes and text on the ceiling. Hindu temples are covered with intense colors, scenes from their religious history and depictions of deities.