082 - iPod Video - Christmas Shopping Singapore
082 Christmas Shopping in Singapore along Orchard Road.
Download this video for iPod video clips together some of the major department and retail stores of the north of Orchard Road, Singapore.
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082 - Christmas shopping in Singapore High Fashion of Orchard Road.
Orchard Road is flanked either side by wide pedestrian malls. A retail complex under construction at the site named ION Orchard has the distinction of also being a future residential area, and is planned to be completed by end-2008.
Orchard Road also contains numerous upmarket restaurants, coffee chains, cafés, nightclubs and hotels.
List of shopping malls PodAsia travels through:
Ngee Ann City is the largest shopping mall along Orchard RoadNgee Ann City — The mall opened in 1993 and is the largest shopping mall in the Orchard Road shopping belt. It houses branded boutiques such as Vacheron Constantin, Louis Vuitton and Chanel as well as Japanese department store, Takashimaya. The mall is also home to Southeast Asia’s largest bookstore, Books Kinokuniya.
Wisma Atria — Opened 1986 and underwent renovation recently with its trademark blue facade replaced with a glass facade. The basement has a large aquarium which is popular with children. There is a 900 seat food court on the 4th floor which is run by the BreadTalk Group. The mall is directly connected to Orchard station.
Wheelock Place — Houses the Borders bookstore, one of the largest bookstores in the country.
The Paragon is a high-end shopping mall along the Orchard Road strip.The Paragon — The Paragon is a high-end shopping mall selling branded items with a Metro department store and a Marks & Spencer store as well. The place also has a Toys ‘R’ Us, a number of restaurants, Singapore Airlines downtown registration for economy, business and first class passengers.
Tang Plaza — Tang Plaza is home to a homegrown department store, Tangs.
Forum The Shopping Mall — Forum sells mainly branded childrens’ clothes and accessories with a Toys “R” Us on the third floor. It also has a number of branded boutiques such as Emporio Armani and Max Mara.
Shaw House and Centre — Shaw House is home to the Isetan department store and on the fifth and sixth floors is where the Lido 8 Cineplex is located, which has one of the largest cinema halls in the country.
