Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Clean Cities #1
Singapore gives the impression that somebody went around Asia collecting all the best bits, gave them a polish and then assembled them in the most likely Asian climate (++humidity).
The airport is extremely quiet and tranquil. This may not be notable in itself to most people, but having lived in Hanoi, quiet and tranquil stand out in this part of the world.
I'd booked a hotel in Little India, for a few reasons; the main ones being that I was a little nostalgic about my time in Big India, I wanted to be somewhere that still felt like SE Asia, not only in terms of the weather, but somewhere less sterile than other parts of the city, and also I was desperate to have a masala dosa and some chai for breakfast. I made the right choice, as I got all those things over the four days I was there.
Window view |
The next few days, which went by far too quickly, were spent catching up with friends, eating as much as possible - Gluttons' Bay, China Town, Japanese, Indian (of course)- and seeing as many sights as possible.
Modern Singapore |
On the recommendation a friend, we went to a free musical light show in Gardens by the Bay, which was pretty surreal and lots of fun.
And then found a way to get up to the top of Marina Bay Sands Hotel** to look down on the next light show from high, high above:
Not suitable for vertigo sufferers! |
The evening market was fun, if a bit touristy, and the main street was decorated with lanterns so that you couldn't forget which district you were in:
Next stop, dose of Jet-lag and clean city: Auckland.
*How I miss the orange mangoes!
** You know, the iconic three towers-one
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