Snow and Sun

We've made it to Singapore but Korea left us with a nice parting gift.

Thats Kendra and Paul outside his apartment building at 6:00 am on our way to the airport. And yes, that is snow...lots of snow.

We had a hair raising bus ride to the airport but made it safely. Our take-off was delayed an hour as all the planes taking off were in line to get de-iced. The flight was amazing once again, Singapore Airlines rocks!

We landed in Singapore and for the first time on the trip it was just the two of us fending for ourselves. We had a small hug to commemorate the moment. Of course the next thing we noticed was the sun, the heat, and the huge smile on Kendra's face, it was finally hot. We soon discovered that there would be minimal culture shock as Singapore feels like the New York of Southeast Asia. There are huge skyscrapers, modern architecture, clean streets, tap water is drinkable, and the shopping looks like a designer list Paris Hilton would use. (Tiffany's sent a spark through Kendra, I don't know why, don't they sell clothes?) Here's a shot of the central business district in Singapore.


There is also a colonial feel with some of the old British buildings and Quay's from the late 1800's. Kendra and I splurged on a really nice Indonesian place (Thanks Nigel great recommendation - extra peanut sauce indeed) right on the picturesque Boat Quay which was first built by the English for trading around 1860.


Accomadations was a breeze, we took the MRT (public train) from the airport to within a block of our hotel. Here's a picture of the front of our hotel.

Pretty nice eh? We were taking a bit of advice by not diving into the dorm beds and shared bathrooms right away. I guess the only problem is sometimes the air conditioning gets to cold...my my...its a hard life.


Just Kidding. Here's a more accurate shot of our accomodations.

Actually, its still really nice (Thanks Heather).

This weekend we will be checking out a local Hindu festival called "Thaipusam" which is said to be pretty amazing to witness. Its a day of penance, thanksgiving, and consecration for the Hindus, a 3km procession through Little India right in Singapore.

Ok, thats it for now, we're off to Orchard Road and some exploring.

Cheers,
Mike and Kendra