Crown Prince Hotel Singapore

... the civilian population, more than 50,000 of whom were massacred often for no discernible reason. As a result Singapore marks not only the November remembrance but also the April ANZAC day, which we will see in NZ. Of course that is all now over and we are moving seamlessly into Christmas - the decorations at Raffles were spectacular, photo follows.<br><br>We've been pottering around dodging the rain (although that does mean ...

... and had malfunctioned at a random time despite me being incredibly careful when using it and avoiding sand etc. Mr Lee was very honest and said "Look, I don't want your money, you'd be better off going and buying a better camera." This I decided to do, and after thanking him for his time I made my way back to Alan Photo. I spoke to an incredibly helpful bloke who showed me their range of Olympus cameras within my price range, and I eventually selected one ...

... lion or tiger enclosure. The one downside of the park however, was that you couldn't have the flash on your camera turned on (rightly so) although I didn't get one good photo of note despite my persistent yet futile attempts. All in all however, a very worthwhile expedition!! <br><br>That night was the dreaded coughing night I talked about in the last blog, so Kate and I spent the day asleep after our visit to the really nice doctor man. We woke ...

... malls, and girls in designer clothes stop to pay their respects. The National Anthem of Thailand is played before a film in the cinema, and the audience stands to pay their respects. If it&#8217;s nothing else, it&#8217;s proud.<br><br>It&#8217;s been difficult and it&#8217;s been wonderful. Intoxicating Asia. I leave here with wonderful memories, and only one hope: that in Australia, I might finally learn how to barbeque without setting the damn thing on fire.

... handling her baby, will stay with me for a long time. <br><br>The zoo itself was very humane and full of some wonderful exotic creatures, although the cynical side of me wondered about some of the people visiting the zoo... the ones who never stop and stare, just clicking a camera and walking on...from creature to creature... from restaurant to merchandise shop... banging on glass to try to get an animal's attention... It made me ask, such is their addiction to sensory pursuits, just ...

... s Long Bar where they first invented the Singapore Sling. We of course duly departed with our cash for the overpriced, but quality, cocktails. I meanwhile ate my way through about 4 tonnes of monkey nuts which for some reason were on the table, floor, everywhere, and me by the end.<br><br>Obv the concierge man of the lowly Link hotel had never even been to Raffles himself so told us we pretty much had to wear shoes and jeans, not a ...

... a Singapore Sling in Raffles Hotel. They has piles of free monkey nuts which were awesome, but there were two pigeons inside the bar which I did not enjoy. We failed to pick up any millionaires. Might be to do with the aforementioned composure problem...?!

... bags and amusingly watched him walk right past them - they have grown a bit since the last visit! We have a couple of nights here in Singapore. After a reasonable sleep Cam took the girls down for a swim at the apartment complex pool. Well that is it they are hooked, better than any resort with pool, playground, tennis and squash courts and of course warm warm weather they just want to stay here!! We might end up coming back a day or so ...

... This, at the very least, explained why Geoffrey at the hotel tour desk hadn&#8217;t seemed all that offended when I met with him. <br><br>We had far less time to roam around the Botanical Gardens before making our transfer to the airport than planned, and the gardens themselves occupied a much bigger space than I&#8217;d imagined, so we barely touched the southern edge of what was a stunning sanctuary. <br> <br>But I&#8217;m glad there is still so much ...