Rena and Wade Around the World

Our first Round the World trip from Jan 2006 - July 2006.

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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Singapore

On the 13th of February we flew to Singapore from Hong Kong (a 4 hour flight). We arrived in the afternoon and soon discovered that Singapore is the cleanest and most manicured city/country we have ever been to. It was a beautiful place with thick green shrubbery and flowers everywhere (even on the sides of the highways!) We only had 2 ½ days in Singapore which was not enough to see everything, however, we did manage to see the highlights.

On Valentines Day we went to the Botanical Gardens and specifically the Orchid Garden. It was absolutely beautiful and the pictures do not do it justice, but here is a picture of some of the orchids.


We then made our way to Little India. Singapore is really a fusion of cultures (Indian, Chinese & Arabic influences) and as such there is a fantastic array of food choices. We ate lunch at a restaurant that served traditional Indian food on banana leaves…it was such an amazing meal. We then wandered around Little India for a few hours and visited a couple of Hindu Temples. Here is a picture of one of them. We also visited a couple of mosques. The most disappointing thing about Little India is that we wanted to have our fortunes told by a parrot, however, the famous lady and her parrot were no where to be found. I don’t know if that is a good omen or not.

Here is a picture of the Fountain of Wealth in downtown Singapore. It is the largest fountain in the world and is said to bring you good luck if you walk around it 3 times…counterclockwise I think.


Beautiful skyscrapers light up Singapore’s skyline at night with the Merlion (Singapore’s mascot which is half lion and half mermaid) watching over the harbour. We walked around the harbour and the riverside. The riverside was full of nice outdoor restaurants and many tourists walking about. Unfortunately we were so tuckered out from trying to fit in so many sights that we didn’t even have the energy left to enjoy a Singapore Sling. Oh well, maybe next time. Here is a picture of the Merlion.

The next and final day in Singapore, we spent 8 hours at the zoo and then the night safari. This may seem strange; however, this really is a zoo to be seen. Hardly any of the animals are caged….even the White Tigers in this picture are not caged! Only natural barriers are used to keep the animals in…well that and they are well fed so perhaps that is why they don’t want to escape. We still haven’t entirely figured it out. In some areas of the zoo the animals are even free to roam around and they end up in each other’s areas. At one point we saw a reindeer lying amongst the camels! The animals seemed quite at home with each other and no one was fighting so I guess it’s okay! At night there is a safari adjacent to the zoo where you can walk on trails and take a tram through the jungle, where again none of the animals are caged. At one point our tram went by a tapir (kind of looked like a big Ant Eater) walking down the road…not too bothered by the tram.

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