Singapore

Apologies for the delay in catching up on the blog, its been tricky trying to get the internet access for more than three minutes at a time. Singapore was a city like none other, thats for sure. Its just incredibly organised and structured. Modern transport, efficient and on-time which is good. The residents are mostly Chinese but there are also loads of peole from Indian decent too.

I stayed at Ulrikas' (Ellens sister) flat on the outskirts of town - it was great to stay in somewhere other than a guesthouse. Upon arrival in the city, I went with Ulrika to go to a nearby Brazilian resteraunt. The food there was amazing - ive never eaten so much roast beef before - they literally pile your plates up (fantastic) - It was great to get away from rice and noodles.
The first day there I took the chance to explore the city centre. I wandered through Chinatown and Little India and then saw the modern side to the city. I entered the IMO shopping centre to observe the Singaporeans no. 1 pastime - shopping. I couldnt find my way out of the place for literally an hour - it was huge! Later on I met Ulrika and went to the top of the Suissotel (75 floors) to take in some great views of the city. We then proceeded onto the infamous Raffles hotel for a Singapore sling (very fruity).
The second day was spent at the zoo as I thought I'd see something a little different. It was very good - lots to see. Highlight was the Orang Utans - you can even have breakfast with them if you're there early enough. Later on I headed over to the airport at the start of what was to be a very 'international' couple of days.