Thursday 19 September 2019

The haze has lifted...

... at least partially today. We are told that the cause is a burn off in Indonesia (must be some burn off) and is an annual event.

We had a meal last night in the heart of the Muslim area almost adjacent to the mosque. The streets looked very inviting once the lights took effect.
Sleep didn’t come easy as the body seemed stuck on European time, though for the character below he has no difficulty at anytime of the day. We have seen him on all recent visits to Singapore as he rests under a covered area of our hotel - whether he makes a living taking tourists around is problematic 
While Sherry was at the hairdressers I had a walk around the mall and took photos of two McLarens - 750S & 570S - as well as a Ferrari 


After lunch we took the metro to Marina South Pier thinking that there was a broad walk there that we had strolled along on a previous visit but either they have moved it or it is somewhere else in the area. We were able to get a glimpse of the Marina Sands where we had dinner in the rooftop restaurant Ce La Vi, tonight.
Mid afternoon we wandered through the very stately Raffles Hotel which in recent years has undergone extensive renovations and which is a hotel of extreme beauty and not inexpensive - cheapest room SGD1049/night breakfast not included, dearest suite SGD10079/night and I assume plus 10% service charge and 7% GST which are applied in hotels and restaurants. It’s one of those places where if you have to ask the price you probably can’t afford to stay there!


The car below had the most mirror like paint job on any car we have seenThe view from the restaurant was very impressive particularly the darker it got - the F1 track made a good sight as did a golf course (all lit up) and of course the city itself.

After we check out tomorrow (late checkout requested) it will be out to the airport for a 10.15 pm departure for home but we will have time to have a few hours wandering around the Jewels which is the new addition to Changi Airport.

Perhaps one more blog in a day or two.





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