Sipping Singapore Slings
They say the national pastime in Singapore is shopping and eating. If it wasn’t for the beautiful architecture and the zoo, I would never have a reason to leave the malls..
We arrived a little past midnight on Friday. Luckily, all the restaurants by the quayside were still open. The only downside to eating so late was mom didn’t get to see all the colonial buildings lit up across the river. We did catch the sunset on our second night there so she didn’t miss much. After Rasa’s romantic birthday dinner of pizza and outrageously priced beer (sin tax will kill you), we all walked back to our hotel.The next day was what Rasa and I have been looking forward to since we were here last, The Food Court! It is 150 food stalls serving pretty much any type of Chinese/Indian/Malay food you could want. After this we went to our second most anticipated destination, Loong Art Furniture. We looked around the store and warehouse a bit but somehow managed not to buy anything. We decided that there was no place left to store furniture. Mom did buy three pieces though.
We spent the rest of the day walking around the city. We hit the colonial district, quayside, seaside boardwalk, giant durian amphitheaters, and Chinatown. We also stopped by Raffles to relax a bit and have a Singapore Sling. After all this walking we were ready to sit awhile so we went to see Pirates of the Caribbean playing at Suntec, also home to the world’s largest fountain. Walking back to Chinatown we stopped for some Shawarma but it was not nearly as good as in Manila.
On our last day, we wanted to see the zoo and night safari. Mom had not gotten a chance to see the orangutans in Borneo so we thought the zoo would be the next best place. You were able to get a lot closer to the orangutans here than at Kuching. Along with this and all the bugs, monkeys and wild lemurs running around, it was a great zoo. The night safari was interesting because it let you see many nocturnal animals up close; a new experience for me.
Singapore is our last country before heading back to KL and then flying home. It’s been such an amazing trip traveling with mom. Can’t wait until our next one in Honduras
Tropical Hotel- Singapore: 1°16′50.30 “N, 103°50′30.04″E
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Robert J Kent Jr
Wat/San/Health Engineering Consultant








