Singapore – Day 2 (19/12/11)
Today was a drizzly kind of day but a little rain...ok, maybe a lot of rain, wasn’t going to stop us from exploring new adventures in Singapore today. We hit up the trendy Clark Quay and took our time wandering through the street markets in Chinatown.
We indulged in a bit of a foodie tour as we moseyed from stall to stall, but no one has been brave enough to sample the local chicken’s feet yet. Dave has discovered the steamed bun and can’t get enough. We stopped to browse a fav camera store of mine called Lamography, in which we were treated to a mini store opening party with complimentary chocolate cake and caramel popcorn. We came across a gorgeous Buddhist Temple in the middle of the city and Sabi has been converted. We lit incense and said a prayer before entering the spiritual temple and then stayed here and soaked up some holiness that the monks were generously spreading.
After another long day on our feet, over 10,000 steps again today, we packed up and got ready for the flight to Phuket that was awaiting us the following morning.
Xo Tegs
Singapore – Day 1 (18/12/11)
We landed in Singapore this morning in style after being upgraded to business class on our 7 hour flight from Brisbane. Let me tell you, it was pure luxury considering Air Emirates is a superior airline to fly with even in economy. We soaked in all the fabulousness that was on offer and had the best flight ever in fully reclined mode. Once we landed in Singapore we jetted right through baggage claim and took a quick shuttle from the airport to Mitraa Inn to meet up with Brina, who was waiting on us and her luggage, which was yet to arrive from Vancouver. The three of us filled up on free brekky (coffee, bananas, eggs and toast), sorted out our storage and then headed out from our cute little abode to find adventure in the city.
First stop was busy little India. Tons of bright and colourful authentic shops squeezed in tight together selling all sorts of trinkets and grub.
The area is dotted with fascinating mosques and temples and it wasn`t long before we stumbled upon the Shi Sha shop (which is basically a Hooka street lounge, if you can call it that). We looked it over and thought...When in Rome! So there we were just taking in the atmosphere of Arab St and some hubbly bubbly, learning the ropes of Hooka from the shop owner and having a wild time.
But the fun was eventually tamed and we moved onwards once we found some coffee to go – no bag, just a handle please and thanks!!
We thought this was hilarious and with some new fuel in the system we continued our trek through Singy to the art museum and the shopping megatron known as Orchard Road. After over eight hours trotting on our own steam, we checked the pedometer to discover that we had embarked on a journey of 15,346 steps today. When we got back to the hostel we checked to see if our feet were still attached at the ankles ...and they were! So that means we will be off adventuring all over again tomorrow! If today has been any indication of what`s to come, we can’t wait to see what’s next!
The blogs posts got off to a bit of a slow start! Who wants to be on the compute when there is so much amazing times to be had!! But I will keep posting from each new place so i hope you'll come along for the ride!!
Xo Tegs
