Singapore Day 1

 Landed in Singapore at 7:30am after a 13 hour flight. I can’t ever seem to sleep on planes so pity the poor people of Singapore who had a sleep deprived Holly unleashed on them! The airport itself is quite famous with the world’s highest indoor waterfall - but this doesn’t get switched on until 10am.

I went to drop my bag at the hotel and they had a room ready early which was handy. Singapore is very easy to get around on the metro system although I keep getting lost in endless underground shopping centres. Lots of high rise flats between the airport and city centre and everything is tall. 

Singapore is famous for hawker centres which are basically food courts - but with cheap, healthy local food. Found one near the hotel for some noodles. Not sure if this was breakfast, dinner or a midnight snack. It’s hot outside obviously but fine to wander around in and everywhere indoors has very cold air-con on.

I popped down to Chinatown for a walk around. Went to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple where they have (maybe….) one of the Buddha’s canines in a gold stupa in a gold room. Very impressive and it felt like I was in Asia at last. No photos allowed in the relic room but allowed in the rest of the 5 story temple with roof garden. It was nice to see the temples being used.

There is an M&S by the hotel with clothes, food court and cafe selling exactly the same things it does in the UK. I felt less in Asia as I wandered in to pick up a snack!! I think English is the official language but most people speak either Mandarin or Malay.

That was about all I could manage with the jet lag, back to the hotel to crash out. Going to have to power through on the next two days as there are loads of free light shows to see after dark. 

Big famous airport fountain. Just not currently running! 
Typical Singapore street. The night time Grand Prix is coming on 5th October but I’ll be gone by then. 
Food stall on a hawker street 










Haven’t seen too many murals as most of the buildings are very modern / glass / metal



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