17th March 2009

Today Rosalyn and I decided to explore the shopping here, we set off to have a look down Orchard Road. We traveled by the MRT which is the local underground and meant being really brave and even a change of line. many of the UK's well known stores are represented including M&S which seemed more expensive than home. A note on the underground system as compared to London's tubes. It doesn't. Like Hong Kong the stations are clean and bright and for safety there is a glass barrier between the rails and the platform. These only open once the train has stopped and its doors have opened. Another difference is that the train is that there are no enclosed carriages. They simply lead on from one another which is quite a sight when you get on the train and realise it goes on forever. Seating is at a premium as they simply are a means of getting from A to B. We were very impressed with the shopping malls we visited. They are so huge that they are almost little cities on their own.

After this shopping expedition we set off to go to the world famous Hotel Raffles. After having a look round the lobby we bumped into a Tigers supporter and went with him to see the Long Bar. We left the couple to have a beer and went and took lunch in one of the eating places in Raffles. We then went back to the hotel and I had a swim in the pool whilst Rosalyn sunbathed. In the evening the four of us met up and after a bite to eat we went for a 30 minutes cruise on the river. It was very pleasant and put us all in such a good mood that we went back to the hotel and had a Singapore sling and any typing errors on today's blog you will know the reason why!!