China, India, Middle East All On One Island

We have been thrilled to have visitors and we have been running, running, running. 

There are so many things to do and see while in Singapore but first you must change your money from U.S. Dollars to Sing Dollars.

Right now the exchange rate is 1.26 Sing Dollar for every U.S. Dollar meaning you can take 25% off the Singapore price.

  This makes for some nice shopping and shopping we have done.

There are some wonderful semi precious stone bead shops on Arab street and for jewelry makers it is a treasure.

 Some times you are not really sure what you bought.....

so it is important to know about what your total should be before your bill comes to your table.

The Botanical Gardens in Singapore is a free park and very beautiful

It was quite hot on the day we went to the gardens, we were grateful to be able to shade ourselves with our umbrellas during our two and a half hour visit.

Graffiti is not legal in Singapore in fact several years back a teenage American boy was caned in public due to graffiti he put on someones car but apparently you can write on plants.

Today the ladies went to China town for some shopping and lunch, there were plenty of good bargains to be had at all the little shops in China Town.

We also were able to watch as some hand made candy was being stretched and cut, yes.... free samples were enjoyed by all.

Yesterday Scott took half of Friday off and we all headed to Sentosa Island for some fun in the sun. 

The big Merlion is located on Sentosa Island.

and the baby Merlion is on the river downtown, see the difference?

All of this travel in Singapore means waiting, waiting for the bus, waiting in line, waiting to be done walking.

The waiting is easier when you are having fun and the fun does make you forget just a little about the heat, and it is HOT, see how hot and sweaty we are, but the fresh pressed juice is very nice and refreshing.

For one little island, Singapore sure does have a lot going on, we have seen a glimpse of China, India, and the Middle East all in just a few short days.