Singapore again

5/26/2007

First full day in Singapore. We arrived at our hotel last night at about 1145pm and since it was so late, they had give our room away. They put us up at the Elizabeth hotel a few blocks away. It took some time, but everything worked out OK.

We had our half-day guided tour today. The driver was very good, we saw all of the high points: the merlion, the Raffles statue and Chinatown and the cable car ride from Mount Faber. Took the subway to Little India this evening to get money changed. Got some sweets there--they are almost too sweet!

Jason & Kyle, merlion

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Me and Jason. Can you see I'm not thrilled?

Chinatown, modern buildings

We have to eat where the kids will have something, so we go to McDonald's a lot. There's more variation between countries than I thought. Rice and spaghetti are some of the things they have in the Philippines, but here in Singapore, the menu is heavy on chicken choices. We got the boys their McNuggets, but it turned out that they were spicier than back home, so they didn't eat them. It's hard to get them to try new things, but I was a picky eater too, once--imagine!



5/27/2007

Went to Sentosa Island today. A nice resort with many things to do, especially for the kids. Another merlion statue here, too. It was a hot and humid day, which took a lot out of all of us. The sun...it burnss usss!!

After Sentosa, we stopped at the hotel. I had to go back to the merlion we visited on the first day to get some souvenirs. I went myself because Fe, her sister and the boys wanted to relax a bit before the girls went shopping and I took the boys swimming. On the way to my stop, I saw an Asian Heritage Museum with free admission--a double whammy. Knowing there'd be hell to pay if I was too much later, I managed not to stop in and look, but it was a close thing. Did I mention it was free on Sunday?

It's 84 F (29 C) in Singapore...