Back in Singapore
So I'll come back to Bali, but time is limited so we'll continue with Singapore.
Wednesday was spent catching up on emails, blogging, and of course shopping. The sales on still going strong and there are some great stores where you don't even need the sales (reminds me of H&M). The evening was spent doing dinner and a movie. We went to Holland Village for dinner....this is considered the ex-pat place so we actually saw many Westerners (it's interesting being in the minority, puts a new perspective on things). You can find pretty much any kind of food here. Pam was craving hummus, so Lebanese it was. (I think it's called Holland Village b/c of the windmill, but that sucker is small!) Off to the movies in a taxi. New Yorkers, you're going to die...the movie cost....drumroll.......under $10 for BOTH of us. And the theatre was very nice with great seats and small. We saw Ocean's 13; awsome! I had to get used to the Chinese subtitles, but that didn't take very long. The best part was when the little guy spoke Chinese, no English translation, but none needed for anyone except my sister and I, everyone else understood Chinese. So my sister and I just sat there while everyone else was laughing. Hmmm.
The best part of the day was by accident. I was coming home from Orchard Road on the bus and missed my stop. So I went one stop up and walked back. As I was walking along I ran across a monkey just haging out and eating some leaves. I got some great video and pictures and followed him into Macritchie Reservoir (my sister lives right by it...it's like a huge park) and watched even more monkeys, with lots of babies. They were just hanging out and eating. Crazy!
Thursday...the Zoo!
Singapore is the best zoo I have ever seen. They don't do cages or glass walls or fences. It's all about the moats. The only thing that separates you from the animals is some water, so you really get to see and smell them. They had pretty much every kind of primate you could possible imagine...so many monkeys! And there were babies galore! The other thing that the Singapore Zoo is great at is the shows. The are quite entertaining, and you get to see the animals up close and personal and in action. I saw three different shows and loved every minute of each one. The zoo also offerss elephant rides, not needed for me:) But fun to watch kids and foreigners get really excited. You also have opportunities to buy food and feed some of the animals...not horses and sheep mind you, but manatees, elephants, kangaroos, oraguntanes, and more! What fun! Early evening was spent at the Orchid Garden right down the street. So beautiful. The best part was walking along and seeing butterflies, birds, other flowers, snakes, and monkeys. All the animals and plants look so different from what you would find in the US. The monkeys were just hanging out in the tree, running along the branches, swinging, jumping from limb to limb, and falling. It's crazy to watch them fall from the tree. They look like cats when they land...on all fours. The evening was spent at the Night Safari...a nightime zoo. The park is devoted to animals of the dark. We started the evening with a burger, fries, and some really good Ben & Jerry's ice cream (they're everywhere!). Our table gave us great seats for the show that followed. A tribe from one of the islands around here (I think it's the one that malaysia & Indonesia share) performed some dancing and fire eating for us. It was great! Definitely the most entertaining portion of the evening. Inside the park you hop on a tram and it takes you around the park. The lights are dimmed and almost have a green tint to them. The best part of the ride is listening to the announcer speak. I guess she's trying to sound mysterious, but between the accent and the whispering it kind of makes you a little uncomfortable...she comes off trying to be sexy but not succeeding b/c she's talking about animals...at night. There was also a show here; once again...very entertaining. Zoo managers and creaters should come to Singapore to see how it's done. The last part of the evening was spent going on the trail that led us to "The Bridge of Suspense"...yes people, this is what they call a suspended bridge. But the worse part was...it sucked. When you think suspended bridge, you think movement as you're walking across...no movement unless you jumped and made it move, and nothing to see underneath...not quite sure what we were suspended over.
All in all the day was pretty tiring, but quite enjoyable.
Picture highlights of these days are soon to follow:)
So I'll come back to Bali, but time is limited so we'll continue with Singapore.
Wednesday was spent catching up on emails, blogging, and of course shopping. The sales on still going strong and there are some great stores where you don't even need the sales (reminds me of H&M). The evening was spent doing dinner and a movie. We went to Holland Village for dinner....this is considered the ex-pat place so we actually saw many Westerners (it's interesting being in the minority, puts a new perspective on things). You can find pretty much any kind of food here. Pam was craving hummus, so Lebanese it was. (I think it's called Holland Village b/c of the windmill, but that sucker is small!) Off to the movies in a taxi. New Yorkers, you're going to die...the movie cost....drumroll.......under $10 for BOTH of us. And the theatre was very nice with great seats and small. We saw Ocean's 13; awsome! I had to get used to the Chinese subtitles, but that didn't take very long. The best part was when the little guy spoke Chinese, no English translation, but none needed for anyone except my sister and I, everyone else understood Chinese. So my sister and I just sat there while everyone else was laughing. Hmmm.
The best part of the day was by accident. I was coming home from Orchard Road on the bus and missed my stop. So I went one stop up and walked back. As I was walking along I ran across a monkey just haging out and eating some leaves. I got some great video and pictures and followed him into Macritchie Reservoir (my sister lives right by it...it's like a huge park) and watched even more monkeys, with lots of babies. They were just hanging out and eating. Crazy!
Thursday...the Zoo!
Singapore is the best zoo I have ever seen. They don't do cages or glass walls or fences. It's all about the moats. The only thing that separates you from the animals is some water, so you really get to see and smell them. They had pretty much every kind of primate you could possible imagine...so many monkeys! And there were babies galore! The other thing that the Singapore Zoo is great at is the shows. The are quite entertaining, and you get to see the animals up close and personal and in action. I saw three different shows and loved every minute of each one. The zoo also offerss elephant rides, not needed for me:) But fun to watch kids and foreigners get really excited. You also have opportunities to buy food and feed some of the animals...not horses and sheep mind you, but manatees, elephants, kangaroos, oraguntanes, and more! What fun! Early evening was spent at the Orchid Garden right down the street. So beautiful. The best part was walking along and seeing butterflies, birds, other flowers, snakes, and monkeys. All the animals and plants look so different from what you would find in the US. The monkeys were just hanging out in the tree, running along the branches, swinging, jumping from limb to limb, and falling. It's crazy to watch them fall from the tree. They look like cats when they land...on all fours. The evening was spent at the Night Safari...a nightime zoo. The park is devoted to animals of the dark. We started the evening with a burger, fries, and some really good Ben & Jerry's ice cream (they're everywhere!). Our table gave us great seats for the show that followed. A tribe from one of the islands around here (I think it's the one that malaysia & Indonesia share) performed some dancing and fire eating for us. It was great! Definitely the most entertaining portion of the evening. Inside the park you hop on a tram and it takes you around the park. The lights are dimmed and almost have a green tint to them. The best part of the ride is listening to the announcer speak. I guess she's trying to sound mysterious, but between the accent and the whispering it kind of makes you a little uncomfortable...she comes off trying to be sexy but not succeeding b/c she's talking about animals...at night. There was also a show here; once again...very entertaining. Zoo managers and creaters should come to Singapore to see how it's done. The last part of the evening was spent going on the trail that led us to "The Bridge of Suspense"...yes people, this is what they call a suspended bridge. But the worse part was...it sucked. When you think suspended bridge, you think movement as you're walking across...no movement unless you jumped and made it move, and nothing to see underneath...not quite sure what we were suspended over.
All in all the day was pretty tiring, but quite enjoyable.
Picture highlights of these days are soon to follow:)
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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