Kampong Glam Singapore

After visiting National Orchid Garden, we moved to Kampong Glam. The word "Kampong" in Malay (or Kampung in Indonesia) means village. "Glam" is the name of a tree, which grew in abundance in the area in early Singapore. From our tour leader, we knew that Kampong Glam was a fishing village at beginning, place for sailman and traders from Malay, Indonesia (Bugis), and Arab. Then, the population and trading  grew, and Tengku Ali built Istana Kampong Glam in 1840 at Sultan Gate.

Now, Kampong Glam is a historical area. There are many interesting places, such as Sultan Gate, Malay Heritage Centre, and Sultan Mosque. As we didn't have much time here, we didn't enter all of them.

Infront of Malay Heritage Centre

Sultan Mosque

In front of the Sultan Mosque, old buildings have transformed to shops and restaurants where we can buy souvenirs in best price in town (seriously, half price of China Town price!). Halal food is also easy to find here.

Shops in Kampong Glam

Infont of Halal Turkish Restaurant

Sultan Mosque in the back

While others busy of shopping, we sat at small shop in the corner of mosque, enjoying fresh coconut. Perfect choice in the (very) hot day, wasn't it?

Fresh Coconut