Arrival in Singapore

Not one of our photos, but you get the idea!

We arrived at Singapore at about 10am the day after we left London. With it's spacious, simple and classic design Changi Airport effortlessly puts Heathrow to shame. On leaving the airport we walked into the surprisingly pleasant humidity (imagine standing next to a gently steaming shower) and were taxied to the Goodwood Park Hotel.

   Built in 1900 the Goodwood Park Hotel has been a club for German expatriates, an entertainment venue, a hotel, a residence for Japanese soldiers during their occupation of Singapore and a British War Crimes Court. Of course all that we were interested in was the restaurant and the 2 swimming pools! After checking in, we scoffed down a buffet style breakfast, showered and napped for 2 hours. In retrospect this was probably a bad move with respect to jet-lag, but boy was the sleep good.
   On waking we walked down one of the main shopping high streets (Orchard Road), and eventually walked into a random Chinese restaurant cafe. The meal was a bit random but very tasty. The highlight was the bitter gourd shake. For the Punjabis among you that's a kerala milkshake. Was expecting it to be foul, but it was actually really tasty! Annoyingly John wasn't satisfied with his beer and drank most of the shake. He will deny this, but the evidence is clear for all to see: