Singapore 1-3rd November 2006

After almost getting locked in in an upstairs internet cafe in Tanah Merah Malaysia we caught the second class sleeper train to Singapore. It was an experience! The whole sleeper coach was open and full of kids. A screaming baby on one side of us and kids the other. We did manage to sleep and arrived in Singapore one and a half hours late (bringing the journey time to 15 hours). Singapore is a nanny state with rules and regulations everywhere, having said that it was nice to have proper clean toilets and hot water! The first evening we went to the Long Bar at Raffles for a budget busting Singapore Sling.

The next day we set off to Orchard road for shopping but yet again everything was too small. We visited the botanic gardens and national orchid collection instead. In the evening we went to the night safari which was a fascinating experience. We liked the giant ant eater and flying squirrels the best and the entertainer at the show being quite unPC to the little fat kid.

On our last day we visited the Kwan Im Temple (as it was right next to our hotel) and set off for the airport. We liked Singapore but it is expensive compared to the rest of South East Asia.