Orchard Road, Shopping Paradise in Singapore

Holiday Ayo - Singapore, especially Orchard Road, is known as a shopping paradise with a row of modern shopping centers that are home to various international brands.
Not only for lovers of shopping tours. Tourists who like to take pictures or just take a leisurely walk are also suitable to come there. The design of the buildings and streets on Orchard Road is really interesting to enjoy.
Walking to see a row of shops under the shade of a line of trees will not make it hot. At nightfall, rows of lights and various unique Singaporean attractions are displayed, thus adding to the excitement of the shopping area.
Before being famous as Singapore's shopping center, the 2.2 kilometer long street was a garden of gambier, pepper, nutmeg, and orchid plants.
In the past, the area was a beautiful and cool resting house. The story of Orchard Road's beginning to become a shopping center began when C.K Tang Department Store was founded in 1958.
Since then, Orchard Road has been known as an entertainment center that is always busy and becomes a magnet for many people. Besides shopping for branded goods, visitors can also enjoy delicious snacks, such as ice cream.
One of them is The Cold Storage Milk Bar which offers ice cream, cakes, and various refreshing drinks and has been famous since the 1960s.
Also visit The Centerpoint, the iconic modern shopping and entertainment center on Orchard Road. The place has now turned into a modern shopping paradise as well as a culinary paradise for food lovers. There is a gastro zone, Gastro+, a food area that presents a wide selection of restaurants. Very suitable to satisfy the tongue.
Another interesting thing is that the area is friendly for Muslims who want to enjoy entertainment with friends and family. The mosque named Al-Falah stands in the Orchard Road area and is commonly used by Muslims to pray.
This mosque can accommodate around 2,000 people in one congregational prayer before the Covid-19 pandemic came. The location is also strategic, so it can be reached on foot from hotels and shopping centers on Orchard Road.








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