Last week I got a call from my very good friend Guy, who had just recently moved to Singapore. He invited me to hop on a plane and come for a visit to check out Singapore. And that's what I did.
I left HK Friday at 11, and after an easy 3.5 hour flight I arrived in Singapore. Got a cab and went to Guys new fab apartment.
We chilled a bit on the balcony with a nice glass of wine before going out.
THE FIRST NIGHT in SINGAPORE
There are several MUST DOs in Singapore, one being visiting the RAFFLES HOTEL for a SINGAPORE SLING. At the Long Bar this yummy drink was invented. The RAFFLES HOTEL is just breathtakingly beautiful. We loved our Singapore Slings and the peanuts - and just throw the shells on the floor.
After that we went to BOAT QUAY to have dinner and the famous SINGAPORE CRAB and the grilled Stingray and the drunken shrimp and some fab veggies ... We had a great spot by the water and enjoyed our food - as you can see!
In order to get to all the meat in the crab you really need to get your hands dirty - ohh - yes we did!
The number 8 is considered lucky in Asia and we had two 8 - one the table number and then Guys Shirt! Lucky us!
After a nice stroll by the water over to CLAKE QUAY we had a crazy idea. Let's get on that HUGE swing and swing around really high up in the air. Ohhh well it was fun but we were pretty scared in the beginning. But it ended up being lots of fun after all!
We strolled around a bit more and had a drink before going back home!
DAY 1 - the SHOP HOUSES
We woke up around 9, had coffee and then went downstairs to the GREAT POOL for a good swim and a bit of relaxation in the morning. Seriously I could live here ...it felt like I was on a beach vacation - only without the sand.
Around noon we headed toward the ARAB QUARTERS where we had a nice light lunch and some ice cream afterwards. This area is sooo cute. I just love all those old shop houses!
Next Stop CHINA TOWN - again lovely area with tons of very well preserved shop houses, food stalls, markets stalls and a huge temple.
We also found our protector for our chinese sign in here - and the OX -Guy and Me - TIGER - have the same protector!
Walking around, drinking some cold fresh coconut juice and then - because we deserved it - got a fab food massage!
AND a WUERSTELSTAND from AUSTRIA ... too funny ... we just had food before otherwise I would have gotten myself "A KAESEKRAINER mit SUESSEM SENF und an BROT"!
DAY 2 - a RELAXED SUNDAY
We got up around 9 again and had some coffee on the balcony and then decided to head over to the river for some brunch and a nice walk. It was a bit of a cloudy and windy day, still nice, but not really pool weather. We found a couple of very nice local places right by the water where we chilled and had fab brunch.
After that we stolled around the waterfront for about 2 hours passing various pretty Singapore places.
AND MR. RAFFLES - the founder of SINGAPORE
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