28 January - Singapore!!!

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Day 2 in Singapore…. I know you are wondering where is the picture of the Crazy Rich Asian movie hotel… well from the bus they weren’t very good … but there will be photos today.  Took an organized tour today - one of the small ones. One of my new friends June was on this tour - she is from Florida - her husband was pooped from the tours the day before, so we hung out together..

Before we got to our first stop, our guide, who was fabulous, gave us a brief history of Singapore - very interesting.  They broke off from Malaysia - when the Malaysian prime minister, stated “Malaysia for Malaysians”….  they are now known as the Switzerland of Asia.  

First stop was the National Orchid Garden… stunning




Here is a fun fact… for $10,000 you can have an orchid hybrid made for you and named after you!!!! 

The garden is in what is called District 10, where the old money in Singapore lives!  This is also where the Crazy Rich Asian house is located







The willow trees so beautiful


Our next stop was the mouth of the Singapore River - by the Fullerton Building which was the first post office. here are the pics from that portion of the tour.


Me and the Merlion
Head of a lion - tail of a mermaid






Symphony Hall

The famous Marina Sands
















Where the Formula 1 GrandPrix is run

More of the F1 Track
it is the only F1 race @ night
On city streets

Then we finished up our tour in China Town… visiting a first a Hindu Temple and then on to the market- where we had lunch in food hawker stalls… June and I had Pad Thai…. Delicious!!

As you can see I’m riveted by the shophouses!
Food hawkers











where they do the hot coal walk

Hindu temple in China Town



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