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Long overdue pictures of Orchard Road on the first day of Chinese New Year:

Liat Towers


Lido/Tangs junction


Orchard MRT


Outside Orchard MRT


Outside Wisma Atria

Orchard Road

Inside Wisma Atria



Outside Ngee Ann City

Paragon Junction

Outside Orchard Cineleisure




Inside Cineleisure

Outside Cineleisure


Youth Park




Essentially, yes, it was more crowded than continental European cities on a Sunday.
The (relative) bliss was refreshing.