Flying, as always, was a bit of a mixed bag. We were with Singapore Airlines so the service was great and we each had our own video screens (Pirates of the Caribbean 2...mmmm, Johnny Depp!) but taking off and landing are always a bit yuck no matter how many times I do it. Still, the landing in Singapore was smooth and the weather is warm so roll on holidays!
Our first foray into Singapore was to the bus that would drop us off at our hotel. Thanks to it, we got a beautiful scenic tour of Singapore, which is, most strikingly, very very clean. There are hundreds of high rise buildings, many of them gleaming white, and the whole place has a slightly surreal feeling to it, as if the manufacturers might come back at any moment and pack the whole place up in a large briefcase.
Once we got to our hotel, we decided some supper would be in order so after looking over the (somewhat dubious) menu we landed on the Asian classic of spaghetti and admittedly, the more traditional dish of chicken rice. Yumm! And having room service was a delightful treat (even when the poor bellboy had to move some undies to set down the tray). Then, off to bed! One drawback, despite spending hundreds and hundreds to construct the most comprehensive first aid kit ever seen outside a hospital, we did come up against the wiley-est of foes without any proper armour - the common cold. Poor Tracey is now sniffling away and sadly, all our band-aids, misquito repellant, motion sickness tablets and laxatives aren't helping in the slightest. Can't wait til tomorrow when we fly out - Vietnam here we come!
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I'm sorry to hear that one must resort to laxatives to clear a common cold!
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