Singapore, Singapore (2008)

We had a stop-over in ultra-clean Singapore, Singapore. We ran around the city, ate hawker food, visited the famous Raffles Bar for a Singapore Sling, and then returned to the amazing airport. Carmel ended up getting food poisoning from probably the chicken rice street food, and she had to go through quarantine upon entering Australia.

The airport had this massive green wall of plants.

An eye massage with $125 eye cream. Carmel got an allergic reaction to the stuff so that means it probably is doing something.

Bugis Street market.

Food stalls for amazing Singapore food. Except for the food that poisoned Carmel (which I think is the stall with the yellow sign).

Yummy carrot cake stir fry.

Afterwards to Raffles Bar, where everything costs a hell of a lot more than peanuts, which is what you find in piles beneath the bar.

The Singapore Sling reminded me of the New Orleans Hurricane drink.

A walk just outside downtown.

Orderly high tech meets chaotic tropical vegetation.

We eventually figured out that there is a whole other city beneath the city consisting of an enormous interconnecting giant mall.

As the sign says.

This fountain is surrounded by 5 buildings with one building shorter than the rest. The buildings represent fingers of a hand (one building on the end is shorter than the rest to represent the thumb). The symbology of the feng shui is to allow wealth to be captured in your palm (the fountain).