We said farewell to Vietnam and departed for Singapore. It didn’t feel too soon, we were ready to leave – the time we had spent was full of adventure, exploring and trying out new things. But we were starting to miss the kids and still had a couple of days left to enjoy a more ‘western’ style holiday in Singapore.
On landing at Singapore airport, we both went to the toilet – as you do. But we came out with our mouths and eyes wide open in amazement at the extravagance of those things! Toilets that flush themselves (how does it know??), sparkling clean glass basins – each on a marble pedestal and each with fresh orchids in a beautiful vase, sculptures and leather lounge suits artfully placed around the place... We have seen some unbelievably grotty and dysfunctional loos over the last couple of weeks – the contrast in lavishness of these things gave us culture shock! Delwyn wanted to take photos – I put my foot down...
We went to the Night Safari that night – it was the 3rd time for me over the years and the 2nd for Delwyn. It had been a highlight for us in the past, with the huge variety of animals that are much more active at night. But this time it was so unbelievably crowded that it was a bit of a letdown – having that many people around made it more like a theme park than a zoo.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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