Singapore

It is probably a bit late for a post on Singapore considering we are now back at the airport with 2 hours until departure to Beijing. (We got emergency exit rows this time ... sweet.)

Singapore has been fun. Hot & humid, I guess you get that in the tropics!! Bit of a strange place with such a mix of cultures. Indian, Malay, Chinese. Seen a bit of them all. Hmmm ... when I go to tell you what we did yesterday I can't remember!!!

We got in Saturday night around 7pm and caught the MRT in to town. Very easy, cheap and quick. Found our way to the Hotel without too many worries. Right next to Raffles but not quite so fancy. Sunday went for a bit of a walk around town and checked out Orchard Road. Lots of shopping for those with money to burn. Crowds to match.

Today we went to Sim Lim square which is a huge IT/Electronics mall. Very cool (yes I am a sad geek). Bought myself a camera filter and another compact flash card. Nothing too exciting but a bit cheaper then you would get in oz. After that walked up to the botanic gardens. Impressive orchid display. Back down to near the hotel and had Japanese for lunch. Awesome food.

Second to last stop was Raffles Hotel to have the famous Singapore Sling in the Long Bar. I was a bit wary considering its reputation that it would be a bit overrated but it was actually pretty cool. Pretty impressive hotel.

Last stop was our hotel to pick up our bags we had left in the lobby and off to the airport.

Looking forward to getting to Beijing. Singapore has been good but it doesn't seem that much different from home really. Very modern & clean. I'm sure once we get to beijing we were wishing we were back in the comforts of Singapore.

Gotta go .. time gonna run out soon.