Our second day in Singapore

Today we decided to take advantage of the free hop-on, hop-off bus tickets that we got as part of our stopover package. Even better one of the stops was right outside our hotel.

Our first ( unplanned ) stop was at the Botanical Gardens where the bus stops for 20 minutes. This gave us just enough time to walk to the Orchid Garden.



Then it was back on the bus to the Museum (see Jake's post). We couldn't have asked for a better guide. She only has 1 and 1/2 hours max to cover the history of Singapore so her tour was "highlights, highlights" which was just perfectly matched to the West museum visiting style.

Then it was a short walk to a Singapore must-do - a Singapore Sling at Raffles Long Bar.




After having our drinks (and shelling a handful of peanuts and tossing the shells on the floor) it was back on the bus to the Funan Digital Life Mall. This is a 6 story shopping centre devoted entirely to computer and electronics. We spent a little while hunting out some bargains.

Back on the bus again for our final stop - Chinatown. We couldn't have picked a better night to go. It is the start of the Chinese mid Autumn festival so Chinatown was in celebration mode. As well as being beautifully decorated the roads were closed for musical and cultural performances.








We finished our night with a very delicious meal of Singapore Chilli Crab, Peking Duck, Kung Pow Chicken and Cumin Beef. Yum! And, even better, our lovely waitress demonstrated how to make the Peking Duck pancakes and get into the crab.








Gayle

Location:Singapore