SINGAPORE (8-12 June)

SINGAPORE
Taking the shuttle bus to our hotel was a good idea to get a bit of sightseeing. I have flown in and out of Singapore a couple of times but never been outside the airport. You immediately notice the modern, wide, clean roads with pretty greenery and the high-rise buildings. Everywhere you pass, there is a mall or a hotel. Just how I imagined it.

We spent our first two nights in Chinatown.
My cousin Ate Edna (who lives in Norway) flew out to Singapore to meet us and 2 hours after landing in Singapore, we were out dining in China Town, followed by drinks in Highlander Bar and clubbing at I-Rumours and The Pump Room at Clarke Quay till 3AM with disco and live bands on a hot, humid summer evening. The Pump Room was fun, with tourists requesting if they could sing on stage. It turned out that this amazing Belgium singer who sang "Besame Mucho" and her three friends who accompanied her with a sensous dancing, were professionals who performed at the Singapore Arts Festival. We had a perfect night out and it was great to see my cousin again!

The next morning we were knackered and spent most of the day window-shopping. The big sale is on - so I am having a great time!

(10 June) Well, we had to get it eventually, so we got up early to get our China visas. Luckily, we arrived at 9am and by 10.20am, we had submitted our applications for a next-day pickup. We moved our stuff to our new accomodation at HangOut @ Mt. Emily in Little India. Here it is like being in India and you can get the best Indian foods. The dosas are yummmmmmm.
We spent the evening on the Night Safari. Amit came here 9 years ago and wanted me to experience it too. Basically, following walking trails in the dark and passing wild animals on the way, followed by a guided 45 minutes tram trip in the dark. A cool and fun way of seeing animals. Really enjoyed this.

(11 June) We had planned to visit Sentosa Island but the rain caught us, so we opted to spend most of our time indoors in malls and restaurants.
Tomorrow morning, we are flying to Nepal. It will be interesting to see, where we will head to after Nepal, since we can no longer visit my dream destination Tibet. Quite disappointed about this, but something to look forward to in the future, coz this trip I will have to make.

Less than two months left of our world journey - where is the time going??