Singapore Day 2

New Year’s Day, the year of the dog - so we walk to Little India, obviously. To me this was a more defined Indian community than that at Penang.  We avoided obvious eateries where lots so weterners were eating and ate at a place with a long queue on Indians and a recommendation from several of them.  It was yummy and plentiful, even though they were constantly piling more rice on other diners’ banana leaves, we couln’t manage more!.  I took the photo of ‘Bavaria’ because it was a German place with Chinese writing in Little India in Singapore :-D

We walked to take a look at Raffles knowing it was shut for renovations for 6 months but you just have to do these things.

Followed that with a City Tour bus ride round the Waterfront t section of the city - some amazing architecture.

We had booked into ‘Smoke and Mirrors for the evening as it is now the place to go for a Singapore Sling (once again, you have too do these things).  The view was phenomenal.  I thought KL was great but this blew us away.  Fireworks at 9pm and light show at 9 and 10pm.  Felt blessed to be there.


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Singapore - Day 1

Arrived gone 8pm on 15th Feb, Chinese New Year’s Eve, dumped our bags at the hotel and found our way to Chinatown on the MRT.  Once again friendlies helped, guided and waited for us to buy tickets.  Chinatown was crammed, totally.  Found our way, very slowly to the street that counted down to midnight and let off some fireworks.  Fireworks are banned for the public in Singapore, only allowed for Government and official events.  This year is the Year of the Dog, hence the effigies.


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