Singapore Chinatown
Friday, February 6th, 2026 Welcome to Hawker Heaven! Back at the beautiful Changi Airport. We decided to explore Singapore today on our own. Chinese New Year decorations: Year of the Horse Made up of 1,216 bronze droplets, the Kinetic Rain sculpture moving in unison is mesmerizing! We got on the Metro and went to the Hawker Center. It was fun to figure out the train routes. The Hawker Center was bustling with people with barely enough space to stand. Our first mission was to find a table for two. After we got a cramped but cozy spot to sit, we started looking around at the countless options. Some stalls had huge lines. That's a clear indication that the food must be good there. The great thing about the Hawker Center was that the food was authentic, fast moving, fresh, and very inexpensive! Most dishes were under $5. Livin’ la vida laksa! Spicy, sour, sweet and savory – the popular Singapore hawker dish of laksa blends many flavors into one delicious bowl...r ice noodles swimming...