Singapore

Wow! Our group of 8 landed yesterday in Singapore and we hit the ground running. With Chinese New Year just ending, much of the city is still decorated in red, gold, and pink. We have seen several dragons, lots of tangerine trees, and golden Buddah statues. I cannot add pictures right now, but I will once I get home, so be patient please and check back in a month for updated postings. The city, like most cities, is a mix of cultures and new and old settlements. The climate is much like Hawaii in August but even muggier. It is full of skyscrapers and is a shopping Mecca. It is extremely clean and lush with trees and flowers. I have found nothing to buy as it is just too overwhelming and a statue of Buddah doesn't really excite me. There is every kind of Asian food available here in giant food malls or courts. Nothing like what we have in the US. For lunch today we had great sushi. So far the food has been good. We've done lots of walking and bus riding on the Hop on Hop off buses. Those buses are a great bargain and fantastic way to get your bearings and a sense of what to see more of. Tomorrow we may have a lot of rain, but we are planning to go to a botanical garden anyway. My ankles are still really swollen from the 18 hour plane ride and all this humidity. It makes walking hard, but I keep thinking that the more I walk the better the circulation and the sooner it will be gone. All the ladies on our trip seem to have the same issue. What is with these men? Dan still has those skinny stick legs and ankles! Posting may be very off and on, but I will do my best.