Wednesday 5 June
We arrived at our hotel at 3.40am in 30 degrees heat very tired after a long day and flight changes from Singapore Airlines. Originally we were to have landed yesterday early evening. After a cool shower and cranking up the AC we hit the sack and oh the relief to be able to stretch out! We woke early and decided to get up and explore Singapore before the heat of the day.
Singapore doesn't disappoint. We started our day with a hot and spicy nasi goreng for breakfast which was delicious. Then we made our way to the MRT, Mass Rapid transit metro system, which is 4 mins walk from our hotel, got our EZ ticket sorted which meant we were off for the day.
Our hotel has a little temple close by and as we set off for the day many locals we're attending the temple.
We made our way into the CBD via the marina/river park way. We were on a mission to have coffee at Raffles as a mid morning rest stop.
The park alongside the river has beautiful sculptures that tell the story and history of Singapore, the craftsmanship is simply stunning.
There is no shortage of impressive buildings to admire
Instead we found our way to Fort Canning Park and enjoyed some history as well as beautiful gardens.
We then set off to Little India for lunch. What an amazing place, my new favorite. We wandered through the food markets where we had Mee Goreng with the locals.
This was a busy, bustling place with something for all the senses. The sari stalls were exotic, the fresh market had live crabs, fish and meat all being butchered.....full sensory overload.
We loved the busy, colourful streets and the Garland stalls were my favorite.
By now our lack of sleep and the humidity was catching up with us so just like the old fella in the picture below, we decided we needed a practice siesta for Madrid so back to our hotel for a shower and rest. China town awaits for our evening adventures.
Totally awesome you lucky dudes. Buggar about Raffles. Wish we were there with you.xx
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