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Singapore Day 3

On our third day in Singapore we decided to try and see as much of the city as possible so we signed up for a bus tour of the city and a harbour cruise. The bus tour was great, it was on a double-decker bus with no roof on the second deck. We also toured the Suntec City Mall. We had an amazing meal consisting of Nasi Bryani and Roti Prata. The meal was fantastic, although I did end up getting food poisoning and spending an evening in the hospital. But hey, when it comes to exploring and trying new things that is a small price to pay.

: Another great meal (Beef broad noodle, chicken wings, and a veggie dish)

: Our tour bus

: Starting our tour for the day

: Suntec Shopping Centre

: Interesting Building (Is it only two dimensional? Haha)

: Harbour

: The meal that gave me food poisoning (But it tasted great!)

: Duck tour

: That’s us taking our harbour cruise

: Harbour Lion Fountain called Merlion (short for Mermaid Lion)

: Massive new casino complex under construction at the harbour

: Mmm, fresh Papaya

January 21, 2009 Posted by Brian | Singapore | Leave a Comment

Singapore Day 2

We had a chance to tour the famous Singapore Botantical Garden. It is really amazing. Many tropic plants and flowers I have never seen before. Also, we went down to the harbour at night for a long walk and took a few pictures of the skyline at night. We also went and toured India Town and went shopping at the huge electronics centre called Sim Lim. Many amazing products, Nyik even bought herself a new cell phone. Also as usual, we more than just sampled some of the amazing food available!

: At the Botanical Garden

: Nyik at the Botantical Garden fountain

: Botanical Garden

: Nyik downtown at night, that is the “Merlion” monument in the background

: Fried Oyster dish

: Harbour at night

: Touring Orchard Road which is one of the main shopping areas in Singapore

: Nyik posing with Singapore’s national flower

January 20, 2009 Posted by Brian | Singapore | Leave a Comment

Singapore Day 1

We arrived in Singapore today. We are a little tired from the trip, but not so tired that we won’t go out to see what was around the hotel and also find some interesting places to eat. We are only a block from Chinatown. There is far more activity than usual due to Chinese New Year being just a week away.