Singapore, Here we Come!

Today was a travel day from Hong Kong to Singapore.  We left our hotel around 7:30 this morning, already knowing our flight to Singapore was delayed about 40 minutes.  It actually took off almost an hour late.  But that's OK.  No one was waiting in Singapore for us!

While at the airport, we had a good breakfast, and I had to buy a pair of shoes.  While in Singapore, we plan on going to the Raffles hotel.  There's a dress code in the bar there where we want to have the original Singapore Sling.  The last time we tried to get into a certain bar in Hong Kong, they wouldn't let us in because of my shoes.  I wasn't going to have that happen again.  So, shoes I bought.

We arrived in Singapore, with my shoes, around 5 pm.  Because of the delay, we had only about 50 minutes to get to our room, unpack and get ready for a tour called "Singapore by Night with Singapore Sling".  We picked up a few more people at hotels, and passed through a small part of Chinatown.  Some photos from that district.

They were just finishing up their autumn festival.  In fact, that happened all over China and Hong Kong too.

We then went for dinner on the Singapore River.  This was included in the tour.  Our restaurant was under the far blue canopy on the right.

After that, we headed to a market for some shopping.  Sorry, people, I already did my shopping for the day.

And last, but not least, we stopped at the famous Raffles Hotel to have their Singapore Sling.  This is where the Singapore Sling was invented.

Here the bartender was whipping them up.

Hmmm.  I haven't had a Singapore Sling since I was in high school.  Whoops, I mean since I was old enough to drink.  Here's Joanne with 3 lined up!  She certainly has a smile on her face.

Well, we took those off her hands for her.

Dan was playing bartender and stood behind the bar to get this shot.  We don't know the dudes on the left.

Even though the hotel is refurbished and is supposed to be an outstanding place to stay, the bar still has not been touched since the "old days".  Original fans in the ceiling, furniture, long bar, etc.  A unique place.  Oh, and I didn't need to buy the shoes!  We told the tour director that he shouldn't claim we need to abide by the hotel rules when no one does.

Well, that was it for today.  Travelling makes for such long days.  Sigh.