World on my postcards

The body symbolises Singapore's humble beginnings as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, meaning 'sea town' in Old Javanese. Its head represents Singapore’s original name, Singapura, or ‘lion city’ in Malay. Today, you can glimpse this legend at Merlion Park. Spouting water from its mouth, the Merlion statue stands tall at 8.6 metres and weighs 70 tonnes.

Helix Bridge is a pedestrian bridge designed by selected in 36-entry competition held in 2006.

  Singapore is one of my favorite places in the world, even though I've never been there.It's full of interesting facts. Everything in Singapore is unique. Singapore is a city state meaning the city itself is the country and its capital. In Singapore, fines are very high. Fine for spitting on the ground – is $ 500. Fine for smoking in public places – is $ 500. Throwing litter, such as scraps of paper – is a fine of $ 500. Penalty for leaving water in the saucer under the pot while the watering of the flowers – is $ 500 (water is attracts the mosquitoes).  in Singapore, the number of the vehicles is restricted artificially. To buy a car, you need a special permit for car (this permission is given for 10 years). This permit will cost about ten thousands dollars on auction. Then, you need to buy yourself a car which has import duty (41% of the cost). And finally, you need to pay a fee for putting on record – 140% of the value of the car. Thus, buying, for example, a ...