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We have another round of pictures from the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple near our hotel and our trip to the Asian Civilizations Museum. The peaceful blend of cultures, religions, and languages in Singapore is remarkable. There is a Hindu temple, the Buddhist temple, a mosque, and a Methodist church just a short walk from our hotel in Chinatown. I love all of the food stalls and shops in Chinatown.

The trip to the Asian Civilizations Museum was another chance to see this mix of cultures. The exhibits were a collection of cultural artifacts from all over Asia. India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, West Asia (the Middle East), Thailand, and tribal cultures from Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra, and Borneo were are well represented. Each religion was also well documented.

You can see the influence of all of these cultures on the city of Singapore, but there hasn't always been peace and love in Singapore. Racial harmony is reinforced by law, the schools, and government propaganda. Anything that stirs up ethnic unrest is against the law. Like many other things in Singapore, strong control by the government has limited some freedoms, but there is no doubt that it has many benefits.

- Morgan