Singapore Sojourn

Back in Singapore on our way home. We know the airport this time and after a lengthy wait in customs we are on our way. Our hotel is Furama Riverfront though it's not on the river, just near. It's quite lovely, over the top marble entryway and fabulous gardens of course. The rooms are big which is a surprise as it's advertised as a mid-range motel. One of the aircrews use it but not sure which one, can't identify the uniforms. Anyhow our original accommodation fell through so this was a quick pick. Ross asks for an upgrade the cheeky bugger and gets one. The view from our window at night is great.

We are jet lagged well and truly this time and the lady banging on our door the next morning to fill up the tea bag tray is given a rude shock by a half naked, half asleep Ross, poor woman. Funny she hasn't come by again. We finally get our act together and out for a walk. It's 32 and feels like 42 and the humidity is crippling - don't know whether it's jet lag, 3 months in the cold or that it's just hot n humid and we are just delicate butterflies. Ross reckons it feels hard to breathe.

We are near a huge housing complex in the Chinatown area where everyone comes down to the food markets to eat each night and so for the first two days it's Chinese overload - noodles, rice, dumplings,  a variety of dubious meats and a few vegetables, a variety of dishes that we aren't real sure of and very few people here have much English so they can't explain. Tastes good though.

Our days morph into - get up, get out, home by 3 (it rains then anyway) sleepy time and cool off time, then back out about 7 to forage for tea and then home early and bed. Still feeling pretty ordinary - jet lag and heat don't go well together.

About day three things are looking good - we are adapting  and we have a subway for lunch with lots of salad and feel better - western junk food to the rescue. Plenty of fruit but not a lot of vegetables or salads around in the markets. But cheap as chips - our evening meals are about $6 Singapore for both of us and then Ross gets a beer for about the same price.