After a basically stress-free series of flights, Lindsey and
I arrived in Singapore. The first stop on our monthlong trip. It is hot
here. And humid. The words “sweaty mess” will be repeated a
lot in the coming month. But for all
that, my first impression is that it is very much like…Bellevue Square. Yes, the mall. It’s very clean, almost scentless, well
behaved, covered in surveillance cameras, and it is all shopping, all the
time. I’m not really interested in
shopping. Singapore also has the
somewhat privileged feel of BelSq, albeit with a greater range of ethnic/racial
mixing. And I have no idea what language
anyone is speaking here. We did spend an
entire day in the Botanical Gardens yesterday.
Very lovely, and Lindsey now has a greater appreciation of
frangipani. We haven’t seen much in the
way of the have-nots here. No beggars,
no touts. Which is going to make the
next leg in Phnom Penh that much more jarring. Wish us luck!
In the gardens.
Yes, Singapore Slings at Raffles Hotel.
Frangipani
"Cooling Stations" - big fans on the waterfront. All I can say is, I'm glad we're not here in the hot season.
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