In Singapore, we found refuge from the madness of Southeast Asia. A friend from my high school swimming years, Gena, lives and works in Singapore and put us up in her amazing top-floor apartment with views into the downtown. We arrived just in time for National Day, and although tickets were needed to see the parade, we were able to see the fireworks from Gena's apartment!
While in Singapore, we ate at several different hawker centers for Indian, Chinese, and Malaysian foods. We had a walk around the beautiful botanic gardens and the upscale shopping of Orchard Road. We visited Little India and Arab Street (Philly really needs an Arab Street) and of course saw the famous Raffles Hotel and drank Singapore Slings along Boat Quay in the evening! It was a really fun and rejuvenating week.
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Philly South Street has sections that may qualify as Arab street.
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..Singapore Customs required I cut my hair before being let in...the captain gave me a rusty razor. We were on a small fishing boat, sleeping on the deck with about a dozen others. Prior to that, we were deck class on a wildly over loaded ferry from Jakarta to an island near Singapore, camped out on deck with a gazillion Indonesians, surviving on a big jar of rancid peanut butter. Found a real cheap hotel in Singapore... the front half was demolished...no kidding. It wasn't so bad inside, but nothing like Gina's place!
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