Hotel 81 Geylang Singapore

... I admit to being impressed by this, but I got the distinct impression that the girls were a little less so. Sunday night involved something of a feed with Fionnan, Shir and Shirley's sister Steph. Lovely to see everyone before heading off, and, as is his wont, Fionnan knew where to get a top quality steak in Dublin.

So Tuesday arrived. D-day - jesus what a drama queen. Got myself to Dublin airport, via the farm, under thick grey skies. Excitement building of course. The ...

... up. Marco, our guide, said that Singapore is so safe now that they can actually leave their cars unlocked with the keys in the ignition. There is a ‘double jeopardy’ for Singapore residents. If you are arrested for a crime in another country, you will not only have to stand trial in that country, you will also have to stand trial again in Singapore. In 2008 there were 138 people put to death for drug charges & murder. They don’t ...

... to appreciate it.

In the orchid room we were given our new tickets to Mumbai and flight times for the new connecting flight. Our new flight didn’t depart until 7:30am so we were given vouchers to the 'rainforest lounge’ where we relaxed and ate a buffet dinner/breakfast that consisted of everything from hot curry to packet cereal.

After stuffing our faces and freshening up in the unisex bathrooms we headed out to find our ...

... Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park before ending at West Coast Park.

Nightlife
Wander around from Clarke Quay to Boat Quay for nightlife. Buy a few cans of beer from 7-eleven or any convenient stores and go to Raffles Landing Site or along the Singapore river to consume the drinks.

Singapore, Singapore ericlew

... the noise bounced off the buildings making louder than what it really was. LOL.
I talked Bryden into going to the movies to see Harry Potter after dinner at 11:15pm we emerged from the cinema at around 2 am to find people sleeping on the tables and chairs outside the 24hr MCDonalds and juswt around the corner people were still eating at side resturaunts etc. It was really bizzare. I guess when ...

... so cramped, the shophouses and markets gave way to apartment complexes, now Chinatown is more like “pockets” of Old China, a few streets that haven’t crumbled to construction to accommodate more people. It is now a Heritage Listed zone.

After Chinatown I headed to the Colonial district, which is home of the Raffles Hotel, dedicated to Mr Raffles himself. It is very grand and set on beautiful grounds with manicured gardens. Apparently back in the day it was ...

... 2 gings dann mit dem Taxi nach Hause. D** Taxifahr** offenbarte mir auf d** Fahrt jedoch zu viel singaporesche Freundlichkeit. Neugi**ig fragte ** mich ueb** jedes einzelne Detail von Deutschland aus. Das ganze auf Englisch und ich hatte einen Alkoholpegel wie nachm 12** Fest in Geislingen. Auf Hilfe mein** Mitreisenden konnte ich mich auch eh** spa**lich v**lassen. Auss** ihr** Adresse brachten die zwei nur noch wenig h**raus. SUPER DANKE ...