Hello goodbye Singapore

We had 22 hour layover in Singapore. We packed a lot in!

Here it goes. 



Singapore mass transit is called SMRT - insert Homer Simpson reference here. 



Beautiful airport!



Busy street outside our hotel, right beside the metro station. 



Our hotel lobby was small but had a very pretty chandelier. 



We had 30 minutes to hustle down the road to watch the fireworks for Singapore National Day. If you look close on the left you can see the red and while Singapore flag. 



Then we found a spot to eat. Girls orders dumplings. Josephine ordered edemame Caitlin cold noodles. Me spicy minced pork and noodles. Centre of table is peanut frog dish. I surprised Greg girls with it, said it was chicken. Isabelle was upset that I tricked her. Oh well. 







Caitlin and I ordered beer which came in bottles that made us feel like hobbits at a big person place. 

I asked for a drink that is uncommon to westerners for the girls. The yellow bottle was described to us as a sweet pear sugar water. Tasted about as described. Like if koolaid tried to make something that almost tasted like fruit. 



Location of our meal. We’re winning Singapore at this point. 


Standard warnings aboard th train.
  • No food or drink
  • No smoking 
  • No flammable liquids
  • And under no circumstances - no durian fruit


We went to the top of the marina bay sands hotel and casino for a view of the city and bay. Look at all those cargo ships.  


That’s us - all hot and sweaty. 





The sky deck we were on is on the right. Impressive hotel. More impressive at night apparently when it lights up in a show. 



We cut our tour of the gardens shot due to stinking hot weather and no water. 



We went back to or hotel to collect bags and crush a
3L bottle of water in 4min flat. 


The number of mounted air conditioners on that apartment building is impressive. I can’t imagine the amount of power needed to cool this city and all its metro stations and trains. 

Now the girls are watching a movie in the lounge st the airport waiting to fly to Kuala Lumpur where it hotel has a rooftop pool. There will be much splashing!

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