by Kate | Apr 17, 2010 | Singapore
We spent the rest of the morning having leisurely showers and enjoying the air-con in the hotel ? we had intended to go for a swim in the hotel pool but on inspection it was quite small and well populated so we gave it a miss. At around 2.00 p.m. we went out to get...
by Kate | Apr 17, 2010 | Singapore
Sunday ? and a late start for a change? On Lisa?s recommendation we were going to try a traditonal Singapore breakfast today. This consists of a lightly boiled egg served on a saucer ? which we were supposed to slurp (yes, slurp) from the saucer, toast and coffee. It...
by Kate | Apr 13, 2010 | Singapore
Have you ever been somewhere where although your eyes could see everything your brain couldn?t take it all in? Well that?s how I felt this day. Lisa met up with us at 11 armed with charged MRT cards ? this would enable us to travel all round the island either on the...
by Kate | Apr 11, 2010 | Singapore
Friday morning and our first full day in Singapore! We both woke early, desperate for a cup of tea, and extremely hungry? so, after showers we headed out in search of breakfast ? Hooray, MacDonalds was almost opposite ? no, I know it?s not trying the local breakfast...
by Kate | Apr 11, 2010 | Singapore
After we checked in to our hotel room and had a mild panic because the porter appeared to have lost our cases (well ? he shouldn?t have whisked them out of our hands before checking who we were..) we had a reviving cup of tea and on Mark and Lisa?s suggestion went out...
by Kate | Apr 10, 2010 | Singapore
I had decided to take the bus to Heathrow airport, it was cheaper than taking my car and my son had already said he would pick me up on my return to save me driving after a long flight. Liz lives in Essex so she took the train and we had arranged to meet at...
