SINGAPORE

December 2018 

Dan and i were treated to a wonderful surprise by his brother Norman and sister-in-law Malou:  a trip to Singapore as an early anniversary and Christmas gift!!

Singapore is a really nice city -- so clean, so orderly, so green... If you're a foodie, there are so many choices, it would make your head spin...

We stayed at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront. What a lovely hotel!!

From Thursday to Saturday, we explored the usual tourist spots -- MerLion Park, Sentosa, Orchard Road, Clarke Quay -- and enjoyed doing our pasalubong and Christmas shopping at Bugis and Chinatown...

It was a wonderful experience!! A million thanks again, Norm and Malou!!!

waiting at the gate at PAL Terminal 2

Our traveling companions

Goodbye, Manila!

Manila from 10,000 feet and climbing...

waiting for our baggages in Singapore

stolen shot of Jessica Soho (in black)

this greeted us when we entered the lobby of Grand Copthorne Waterfront

The bus and train system in Singapore

Marina Bay Sands Hotel

the iconic MerLion

Merlion

The Merlion seen from its back with a view at the three towers of the Marina Bay Sands
Country	Singapore

from Wikipedia

The Merlion (Malay: Singa-Laut, Chinese: 鱼尾狮, Tamil: மெர்லயன்) is the official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish. Being of prominent symbolic nature to Singapore and Singaporeans in general, it is widely used to represent both the city state and its people in sports teams, advertising, branding, tourism and as a national personification.^[1]

The Merlion was first used in Singapore as the logo for the tourism board.

some of the buildings in Singapore

We had after-dinner drinks here near our hotel

I bought many of my Christmas gifts for KSam's family here

my handsome shopping buddies...

Orchard Road

Malou wearing the polarized sunglasses I bought her at Bugis...

Chinatown

On the train to Sentosa

Sentosa

for those who can't make it to the original UNIVERSAL Studios in Hollywood,

coming to Sentosa's UNIVERSAL is the next best thing...

this is where we had our last dinner in Singapore...

 

after a nice evening at Clarke Quay, we returned to the hotel to see THIS...

what a beauty!!

Sunday, 12/9 -- we ordered a van to take us to the airport

and this is what showed up!!! a Mercedes Benz LIMO!!!

Goodbye, Singapore!! It's been real!!!

Our yummy late lunch of garlic chicken and sweet potato fries...

i was so happy to be able to watch FOX NEWS again!!!