Friday, 13 April 2012
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Answer to the trivia question
The answer to the trivia question - what was singaporan, delicious and had a hole in it, as well as being green?
A cake!
It was ok - have had nicer to be honest!
A cake!
It was ok - have had nicer to be honest!
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Highlights from our time in Singapore
We woke up bright and breezy and eager to see the sights of Sinapore. Armed with a map and an oyster card (supplied by our kind host Joy from Crossing church), we headed off on our first adventure. Contrary to popular opinion, Anne and I managed to find our way around Singapore on our own without getting lost (apart from the last 30 minutes on the way home); We mastered the underground and bus system so we are feeling quite proud of ourselves.
We got on a bus and wanted to head to Orchard Road (where all the designer shops are) only to confuse the driver by asking for Orchard Park (Where Anne lives!). We eventually realised our error and found the shops, only to realise that we couldn't afford designer labels!!! Oh well, we decided to head to Little India where we thought it might be a bit more in our budget!
Little India, was slightly disappointing as there wasn't much to see but it did remind Anne and myself of past trips to India, only with slightly fewer cattle and less sewage on the roads!
We had lunch at Chinatown (sweet and sour pork) and then bought some chinese "tat" for "very good prices!"
We had a lovely time at the Marina Harbour area which has some of the most modern and spectactular architecture we have ever seen! We went to the top of the Marina Sands hotel and had some awesome views of Singapore. Also on the top of the hotel is a swimming pool - but sadly only for hotel guests!
Singapore is so small that you can drive from one end of the country to the other in 90 minutes! We could see most of the country from our viewing tower.
We went to the famous Raffles hotel and visited the Long Bar. It is customary to have a "Singapore Sling" but we could only afford a diet coke! It is also the custom here to throw your monkey nut shells on the floor after eating them! This made for a very unpleasant walk around the bar area!
In the evening, we went to the Night Safari whihc had come highly recommended by many people.
It was a cross between London Zoo and Jurassic Park. We sat in safari jeeps and went round this massive parkland seeing many different nocturnal animals on the way (with commentary). None of the animals were in an enclosure and we did wonder what was stopping us from being on the dinner menu for the lions and tigers!
It was awesome fun but sadly we couldn't take any photos because of the "no flash" rules.
We arrived home at 11.30pm, having left the house at 10.30am so we were pretty shattered but enjoyed our day in Singapore.
The weather was 30 degrees and dry but today it has been cloudy and monsoon rain with some thunderstorms. Quite the contrast!
Later this afternoon, we are catching our flight to NZ via Sydney.
Hope you are all well, love Kay and Anne.
We got on a bus and wanted to head to Orchard Road (where all the designer shops are) only to confuse the driver by asking for Orchard Park (Where Anne lives!). We eventually realised our error and found the shops, only to realise that we couldn't afford designer labels!!! Oh well, we decided to head to Little India where we thought it might be a bit more in our budget!
Little India, was slightly disappointing as there wasn't much to see but it did remind Anne and myself of past trips to India, only with slightly fewer cattle and less sewage on the roads!
We had lunch at Chinatown (sweet and sour pork) and then bought some chinese "tat" for "very good prices!"
We had a lovely time at the Marina Harbour area which has some of the most modern and spectactular architecture we have ever seen! We went to the top of the Marina Sands hotel and had some awesome views of Singapore. Also on the top of the hotel is a swimming pool - but sadly only for hotel guests!
Singapore is so small that you can drive from one end of the country to the other in 90 minutes! We could see most of the country from our viewing tower.
We went to the famous Raffles hotel and visited the Long Bar. It is customary to have a "Singapore Sling" but we could only afford a diet coke! It is also the custom here to throw your monkey nut shells on the floor after eating them! This made for a very unpleasant walk around the bar area!
In the evening, we went to the Night Safari whihc had come highly recommended by many people.
It was a cross between London Zoo and Jurassic Park. We sat in safari jeeps and went round this massive parkland seeing many different nocturnal animals on the way (with commentary). None of the animals were in an enclosure and we did wonder what was stopping us from being on the dinner menu for the lions and tigers!
It was awesome fun but sadly we couldn't take any photos because of the "no flash" rules.
We arrived home at 11.30pm, having left the house at 10.30am so we were pretty shattered but enjoyed our day in Singapore.
The weather was 30 degrees and dry but today it has been cloudy and monsoon rain with some thunderstorms. Quite the contrast!
Later this afternoon, we are catching our flight to NZ via Sydney.
Hope you are all well, love Kay and Anne.
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Slngapore day 1
We have arrived horrah:):)
Being an overnight flight we arrived in Singapore feeling nice and wide awake! We were on the new super jumbo, which was very comfy, with nice food and the latest films. I (Anne) managed not to dribble while asleep, on the shoulder of the man in the next seat, for which I was very thankful!However we did land in Singapore at a crucial moment; in 'a passage to India' which was very inconvenient so I (Anne) shall have to catch the end of that when I'm back!!:):) He He.
Chris's friend from church, Joy, kindly showed us around in the evening -we saw the buisness district with all its amazing skyskrapers-beautiful at night, a water laser show at the marina and then headed back to her's, where we are staying. Thankfully because it had been raining it was not too hot. Looking forward to hitting the town tomorrow!!:):)
Starting as we mean to go on - trivia quiz question 1 -what Singaporean food has a hole in and green and very yummy?? Visit us tomorrow for the answer!
We'll start uploading photos tomorrow
So thankful to God for His many many kind blessings
Night Night
kay and anne xxx
Being an overnight flight we arrived in Singapore feeling nice and wide awake! We were on the new super jumbo, which was very comfy, with nice food and the latest films. I (Anne) managed not to dribble while asleep, on the shoulder of the man in the next seat, for which I was very thankful!However we did land in Singapore at a crucial moment; in 'a passage to India' which was very inconvenient so I (Anne) shall have to catch the end of that when I'm back!!:):) He He.
Chris's friend from church, Joy, kindly showed us around in the evening -we saw the buisness district with all its amazing skyskrapers-beautiful at night, a water laser show at the marina and then headed back to her's, where we are staying. Thankfully because it had been raining it was not too hot. Looking forward to hitting the town tomorrow!!:):)
Starting as we mean to go on - trivia quiz question 1 -what Singaporean food has a hole in and green and very yummy?? Visit us tomorrow for the answer!
We'll start uploading photos tomorrow
So thankful to God for His many many kind blessings
Night Night
kay and anne xxx
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