Wow!!! I have finally begun my trip around the world. It has been a long time coming. First stop Singapore, where I arrived on the red eye, getting only a couple of hours sleep. I headed straight for the apartment where I was to spend at least my first two nights. I only just got there in time to meet my host, Shekhar, before he left for work. My plan for the first day was to visit the Singapore Zoo, which I had heard lots of good things about. I think it would have been great, but unfortunately, just when I got there it started pouring with rain. I got absolutely soaked and most of the animals were in hiding. I did at least get a good view of some of the animals, including elephants, giant
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