Singapore and Beyond

01-03 Friday: We woke up pretty early considering. It was great to be horizontal and I slept really well. After getting a bit organized, we headed out to the Zhongshan Mall that is attached to our hotel. I cannot find my back pain medicine; I was sure I packed it. I also don’t have my sunglasses (they are the kind that fit over my regular glasses) so I want to find those things if possible. We found out they don’t even sell ibuprofen over the counter. I did get some Aleve. Hopefully, I will find my Rx when we unpack everything onboard tomorrow. I found some wonderful glasses that are even better than the Cocoons I have at home! The Zhongshan Mall has many shops with loads of items we see at home. There is also a food court. We decided on a Claypot, chicken for Stuart and pork ribs for me with a side of white rice. Mine was so tender and delicious, Stuart’s had good flavor but a lot of small bones in the cut-up chicken. We had “iced tea” which was really good too. They prep it by putting ice in the glass, pour hot tea over that, and I guess add a little milk. Anyway, it was cool and refreshing. We walked around the mall for a bit and outside to a shrine of sorts right near the hotel. It is getting cloudy this afternoon; we had sun this morning. It is warm and humid.

Tonight, we went to the Singapore Flyer for the 165 Dining Experience. We struggled making the reservation from home and did not get it completed until after arrival here. The car ride there was strange with a driver who pressed the gas in an odd way. After we made it to the flyer, it started pouring down rain. That hampered the view a little bit but it was still very enjoyable. It was a great experience with amazing food and views. (photos on FB) 

01-04 Saturday:  We got up and packed for departure. We had a delicious breakfast down stairs. Stuart walked across to the East wing and got a Grab for Raine and Mina to take them to the port. We followed shortly thereafter. We were in our cabin 1.5 hours after leaving the hotel, 25-minute drive and all. It was very fast to board. We saw Raine, Mina, John, and Blanche all standing in a long line. They made the mistake of not getting their Australian ETA and had to do this before getting on board. After we dropped our carry on we went to lunch. We didn’t eat much as we plan dinner in the Pinnacle Grill. We ran into Raine and Mina for a chat and sent a photo off to June. Next was a stop at the Sea View Bar. It is pretty humid and warm outside, but not unbearable when just relaxing. The A/C in our cabin works very well. 

Dinner in the Pinnacle Grill was delicious. Unfortunately, our filets were rare instead of med/rare. Stuart did send his back, which helped a little bit. I had asked for a half portion so it was not quite as rare. Sides were delicious and they had some croissant type roll that was amazing.

From there we went to the casino where we saw Vuvu from the Africa cruise. She is the only casino staff onboard now from that cruise. We just sat down to play when John walked up. A nice reunion and we all played together for a while. We both left with more than we started with, so that was a plus. While sitting at the Black Jack table we could listen to the music at the Billboard Onboard. We moved over to sit in that area after the casino. It was pretty early (10p) but things were pretty much shut down. We were surprised. Oh well, off to bed.