1.15 in the morning and I wake up wondering why my bed is shaking. Not really compos mantis so I don't know if I dreamt it or if it happened but don't really get back to sleep properly until about 4.
Spent the day wandering the streets of Wellington. Found a fabulous coffee shop called 'smith the grocers' , wonder if its any relation to 'jones the grocer' in Singapore.
Found out on the news that it was a 5.4 earthquake. Not serious then.
Monday, 29 July 2013
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Last day in Singapore.
Well breakfast was interesting. We went to one of the malls that had a food floor, where lots of different sorts of food was available. There was Japanese, all sorts of Chinese rice and noodle dishes, a porridge bar and ( I didn't try this) an offal bar. It's a bit strange having fried rice noodles for breakfast.
We the went on and found Arab street which is a real trading centre for fabrics, especially silks. There was also some beautiful Swiss cotton. I could have spent a lot of money, but as we have reached our weight allowance for the flight, I restrained myself and just got some silk for my pillowcases.
This afternoon we went on the mrt (tube) to the Chinese gardens. It was very hot, but also very quiet. I thought there would be more people around. Maybe it's the quiet season for tourists. Or maybe the whole world is shopping.
We leave early tomorrow morning for Auckland. It will be good to stay at my son's in Wellington and relax.
We the went on and found Arab street which is a real trading centre for fabrics, especially silks. There was also some beautiful Swiss cotton. I could have spent a lot of money, but as we have reached our weight allowance for the flight, I restrained myself and just got some silk for my pillowcases.
This afternoon we went on the mrt (tube) to the Chinese gardens. It was very hot, but also very quiet. I thought there would be more people around. Maybe it's the quiet season for tourists. Or maybe the whole world is shopping.
We leave early tomorrow morning for Auckland. It will be good to stay at my son's in Wellington and relax.
Monday, 22 July 2013
Singapore fling.
Having just spent my first day in Singapore walking round shopping malls, I'm amazed at the wealth this city must have. There's a lot of new buildings going up which seem to be yet more shopping malls. The city though is so clean - hardly any litter and the people are so polite. It feels very safe. Things do seem to be expensive, but we're staying on orchard road, which is a very eastern used area.
The flight from the uk was busy and we had n hour or so to wait at Munich. I slept a little bit but not a lot. Fortunately I paid extra to get our room by 9.00 am so we just had a sleep till about 11.30, then a shower and then a look round. Went to see raffles hotel. Real Old Colonial building. Very mpressive
I think we will have to visit little India and Chinatown tomorrow. My feet ache now.
The flight from the uk was busy and we had n hour or so to wait at Munich. I slept a little bit but not a lot. Fortunately I paid extra to get our room by 9.00 am so we just had a sleep till about 11.30, then a shower and then a look round. Went to see raffles hotel. Real Old Colonial building. Very mpressive
I think we will have to visit little India and Chinatown tomorrow. My feet ache now.
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