Afternoon colours

I got off the Clark Quay MRT station one hot and humid afternoon and spent a total of not more than 30 minutes taking in the colourful facades of these buildings that are thankfully protected by our conservation policies. Day time is not the right time to go to Clark Quay. The place comes alive at night with the lights and the evening crowds and the incessant tourist boats plying the river.

Clark Quay

Clark Quay comes alive only at night. In the day time, waiters, waitresses and chefs are busy preparing for the evening party and dinner crowds. What is lacking in excitement and lights is made up for in the day by the bright and cheerful colours of the buildings that were once-upon-a-time warehouses. Bumboats carrying loads of goods used to clutter the river in going about their business of transporting goods from the ships anchored out at sea. The river has been cleaned up for many years and instead of the bumboats there are now clean and evironmentally-friendly boats catering to the tourist market.

The Clark Quay MRT station is conveniently located at Central, a building that has many food outlets and a Kopitiam at level 3 or 4 where you get a panaromic view of Clark Quay through the floor to ceiling glass windows. There are also small shops selling clothes, shoes and accessories that you can get at good prices. At one shop, the sales lady asked if I was a tourist because she saw me carrying a camera. It's fun to be a tourist in your own country sometimes.

Clark Quay

Friday evening, Clark Quay is really happening. I haven't been there for more than a year. Liang court is undergoing cosmetic surgery and so parking space was plentiful. Discovered Central with restaurants on every floor. If you like Japanese, you will have many choices. Just be prepared to join queues to wait for a table to be available.

After dinner ice-cream. The expensive one on the ground floor of Central and the cheap-and-good local version on the bridge nearer to Riverside Point.
Great to see that business is thriving in Clark Quay. Buy an ice-cream and walk along the river to enjoy these views:


Reverse Bungee jumping in the distance. The 4 'towers' waiting to spring into action - just need some brave tourists to try.

These are interactive fountains. Just walk in and dance.

A restaurant called the Clinic put me off except for these operation theatre lights. Diners sit on wheelchairs and hospital beds for dinner. Count me out.
This giant nose with multiple nostrils keep Clark Quay cool.
Imprisoned chairs.
Clark Quay make-over. That was a different way for us to spend an evening out.