Singapore

Today we disembarked from our home for the past 13 days, the Diamond Princess. Disembarkation was a very streamlined process. Singapore really does things well. We arrived at our hotel by 10 am and were able to check in early and were in our room by 11am. We didn't head out right away, but by lunchtime we headed out. We found some food across the street in a shopping center. Boy are there a lot of shopping centers in Singapore. 

After lunch we hit the streets in the city hop on hop off bus. We rode it around to the Singapore flyer, which is a large Ferris wheel like the Eye in London. We will likely ride it tomorrow. We then rode a couple other bus lines, there are 4. We really enjoyed riding through the ethnic areas of the city. 

Singapore flyer

Little India 

Little India 

The founder of the modern day Singapore is a Sir Raffels and he divided up the city into ethic areas. It is very interesting to see the communities amongst the city. There are four main ones, Chinatown, little India, Malay, then the native Singaporeans. These area are fascinating and make it a wonderful place to visit. 

Famous Raffels Hotel 

A memorial to honor the cultures that died here in world war 2

Us on our bus.

This evening after the buses ended we walked around Chinatown. We found some food, which was very nice and enjoyed walking around the area. Tomorrow we'll head to little India and other places. 

So far I love Singapore, it's lived up to the hype I've heard from others. Very clean and efficient. 

Marina bay sands resort. On top is a pool...not where we are staying. 

One more day. Until then. 

Much love!