Travelin'

Hi there!  Good morning from Singapore.  It is almost 8:00 am here, and I am very well rested.  Yesterday was a very long day, but I am glad to finally be here.   Lisa and I travelled together from 

DC to JFK to Honk Kong to Singapore.  We left her house in DC at 4:25am on Wednesday 5/25 and arrived in Singapore at the hotel on Thursday 5/26 at 9:00pm.   Long flights to say the least but we survived.  Below are a couple pictures from HK airport, you can see the mountainous terrain on one side of the airport, and on the other side there are shipping boats if you look closely.

We arrived in Singapore just in time for a late dinner.  We stayed last night in the Marriott Hotel on Orchard Rd (the main shopping district of Singapore).  Thank you to Papa Fish for setting this up for us :)  The room was more than we could have asked for, and the location is PERFECT. Everyone in Singapore is extremely friendly and polite, from the ticketing agents at the airport to the taxi driver, and especially the Marriott staff.  The waitress at the restaurant even gave Lisa and me a little chopstick tutorial (we must have looked very silly haha).

The concierge at the hotel recommended a great seafood place with in walking distance, called Tung Lok.  We arrived close to 10pm and were definitely on the later side. (I guess they don't eat like Europeans here.)

We tried Sambal Kan Kong ("water spinach")- amazing greens with sugar, chili paste, shrimp seasonings, garlic, and oil- Spicy and Delicious!

Delicious Scallops and Broccoli 

Looking rough,  but well fed and so excited to be in Singapore after travelling!