Alive again and enjoying Singapore

We decide to go the Hop on Hop off bus - first time through we thought they were too touristy but after our Dublin experience with them, we go for it - they are great - 3 routes about an hour each - sit in air conditioning or up top on a double decker bus with plug in commentary - you get to see stuff you would never know or get to in such a short stay. There are quite a few singles on board as we jump on and off and I can't help but think it's a safe way for them to get around the city without getting into too much trouble.

Two of the routes go past our motel so we're on the way - 1 day pass and a river cruise gets us an extension to two days and add a zoo ticket and everything is negotiable. We head to the zoo first up and the HoHo bus gets us to the city centre for the zoo bus - hot and humid and heaps of preschoolers out there. Even the locals are hot and sweaty. The zoo is great with monkeys free ranging in several areas and if you look up you are likely to see orangutans above you  on a ropes course. The otters are noisy,they sound like cats and its nearly feeding time and the penguins up close and being fed. We stop for the elephant show and it's great. We were a bit zoo wary but it seems good and the keepers seem to have genuine feelings for the animals. Good to see.

Back through the city, the architecture is amazing; old colonial on one corner and ultra modern on the next. A crazy combination that seems to work. Lots of building going on.