Singapore

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Singapore was short and sweet and finished far too quickly - just like our Singapore Slings in Raffles. The obligatory cocktail in The Long Bar was one of thousands they sell every day, but at £13 a glass Andy capped us at one each - even the free monkey nuts wouldn’t persuade him otherwise.


Sir Thomas Raffles not only has the monopoly on cocktails, but also the city as we soon discovered on our River Bumboat (real name) Cruise. The city still stands the way he designed it in 1819 and the Raffles name is attached to everything from the hospital to the pioneers original landing site. The boat trip was a great introduction to the city and its blend of old (English) and modern architecture; as well as the city’s “mascot” the Merlion. Half lion and half fish, the Merlion represents the city’s history as a sea port and represents Singapore’s original name Singapura, meaning “lion city”.


After two months of aggressive tumble drying in Asia our wardrobes needed replenishing and down to only a few t-shirts Andy didn’t need much persuasion to spend the afternoon shopping; especially once he’d seen the numerous gadget shops.


Our overnight flight to Oz was a bit of a killer, but we arrived safely and are now staying with Katie (Andy’s littlest sister) and Ben for the next week before heading north up the coast.


Bex & Andy x


P.S. After seeing the remains of Singapore street grand prix track Andy is busy hatching plans to come back next year (24-26 Sept 2010) for the race, let him know if you fancy coming too.

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Photos

River Bumboat Cruise
The Merlion and the skyline

Raffles Long Bar
Us, Singapore Slings and the monkey nuts.

River Bumboat Cruise
Boat Quay was the first quay in the city and a great example of the mixture of old and new architecture.

River Bumboat Cruise
Bex and the Merlion

River Bumboat Cruise
More Merlion and Singapore marina

River Bumboat Cruise
Clarke Quay

Comments

[Alan]

Enjoying
Looks as though you were enjoying those singapore slings judging from your expressions! Great to hear that you are safely united with Katie and Ben.

[Midge/ KL]

GP
Yes yes yes we fancy coming to the GP too, Wills has decided that 2010 is the year of the GP and wants to go to as many as possible. We were thinking the more local ones, but to hell with it- lets do the bigguns!! xx

[Sean]

Good idea Bruno
Count me in for the Singapore Grand Prix...