Our last weekend in Singapore

So here we are at the end of week 1.
We've all had a great time in Singapore, and I know Caitlin is really going to miss Van and Geoff.

We've been pretty busy the last couple of days. Have been out for dinner every night - great Pizza at Robertson's Walk one night; awesome seafood at Jumbo, opposite Clarke Quay - I've gotta get a recipe for Singapore Pepper crab... mmmmmmm; and tasty Indian at Ras in Clarke Quay last night. It still stings having to pay close to $10 a beer, but not enough to turn me back to water ;-)

This weekend, we've been back to Chinatown for more shopping and exploring, off to Orchard Rd for a different shopping experience, down to Raffles for morning tea (we didn't make it for high tea this time), fed the Koi and ourselves in the Suntec complex, walked through the Durian and round to the Merlion.
Last night was the first night of fireworks over the harbour to celebrate Singapore's 41st birthday next Tuesday, so we headed down toward the Esplanade Park to catch the show.








For those who don't recognise the slogan in this photo, they've opened a "Hooters" restaurant at Clarke Quay, and we couldn't resist the photo opportunity...

Oh well, we're off to Hanoi this afternoon, so packing everything up now. We've heard a few reports on the news about "Prapiroon", the typhoon which passed through the Southern part of China last week. Hopefully the rain forecast for Hanoi will ease off during the week, otherwise we might be riding in boats instead of cyclo!

We'll be back in Singapore for a few hours nearer the end of our travels, so if anyone has any special requests, we might catch a taxi into town for some last minute bargains!

Will post again from VN. For the first few days, we're staying at The Church hotel in the Old Quarter of Hanoi - http://www.churchhotel.com.vn

See you all soon!

Steve.