Thursday -Friday October 15 & 16 2009 Sydney I am combining Thursday and Friday's blog because I have been quite lazy and enjoying the amazing scenery while drinking cappuccinos and eating wonderful shortbread cookies. I headed downstairs this morning to talk with the Concierge and I am quite excited for what we have in store. You see beginning Saturday, Rich will be off until we depart on Wednesday October 21st. This part of the trip is in celebration of our 30th Wedding Anniversary which is October 20th. So first on our list for Saturday is a Harbor Bridge Climb, now this is not for the faint of heart but we need to do something to commemorate this great day. Basically you are dressed in special clothing and tethered to the side of the narrow walk way ... read more

Sydney.........Monday October 12th and Tuesday October 13th Since most of Monday was spent recuperating from Sunday I will combine my blog for the last two days. The time difference from Singapore to Australia is three hours later therefore I awoke at 11am on Monday morning which would have been 8am Singaporean time. We are now 15 hours ahead of you folks on EST...amazing. Hard to know when I might reach family or friends on line. Once I awoke on Monday I went up to the Executive lounge to have tea and crumpets while enjoying the amazing views out on the harbor. I caught up on facebook, emails, blogging and much needed rest. I think I could get used to this life! Rich arrived home around 6:30pm and we had the night to ourselves. We went up ... read more

Day Eight October 9, 2009 I awoke this morning very excited about my day. You see I was going to make a new friend and one of the joys of my life is meeting new and interesting people. Before I left for Singapore a friend of mine from High School that I had recently reconnected with via facebook had told me she had a friend that had moved to Singapore about a year and half ago that was from our home town in Massachusetts. I had emailed Heidi from Atlanta and she had given me some great tips on things to do in Singapore and suggested we get together when I was in Singapore and today was the day she invited me to her home in the “burbs” of Singapore for lunch. I would take a ... read more

Day 6 Wednesday October 7, 2009 After a good nights sleep I awoke and ordered coffee and French toast with a side of watermelon. I guess they had to go to France to get the bread because it cost $42 or about $30 US. Singapore is not for the faint of heart. I got myself ready for a big day. I was planning to head to the Botanical Gardens and the temperature was already reaching in the high 80's with a very high humidity level. I was lucky to grab a nice new cab out front of the hotel and had a very pleasant conversation with the driver. I got a lot of insight into the public housing in Singapore as well other areas of the country that are government run. The driver pointed out for ... read more

Day Four Monday October 5, 2009 Rich awoke early to get ready for his meeting and I decided to sleep in. I awoke around 8:30am and planned my day. I decided I would venture to the upscale shopping area that we had seen so many times during our travels. Since I would be eating alone I elected to order room service. I decided to order an American breakfast but actually found it too heavy and left most of it on the plate. It is very interesting to see how the Singaporeans eat breakfast. Miso soup, fruit, rice and fish. I think tomorrow I will go back to their style of eating. I headed out to catch a cab to Orchard Street to take in Orchard ION which is a new high rise mall just completed. There ... read more