Singapore ctd.

Hello again,

We had a great day here in Singapore. I can't be sure whether my expectations were low to begin with, but regardless, this city has exceeded my expectations. I'm really enjoying myself here.

Little India is awesome--all saris, spices, temples, and market stalls. We walked through the area to get to a 6-story mall containing nothing but electronics. We were looking to buy our camera, and after getting prices from about 20 stores, we bought a Lumix TZ-7. I'm not sure if we bartered hard enough, but we still saved $200 off of what the department stores here (and in New Zealand) were selling it for. From now on our photos should be crisp, clear, and gorgeous!

We also walked to Orchard Road, the famous shopping avenue. It was massive, and the scale reminded me of the Las Vegas strip. I liked the quieter, out-of-the-way places here much better. And the MRT (subway) is efficient and dirt cheap.

Other tidbits:
1. Rory broke his glasses, but he is coping and plans to try to go without them until we get settled again.
2. We got very little sleep last night in our hostel, but things are looking up for tonight because we've switched to bottom bunks. Last night I had a bit of an argument with a girl at 3am--she decided she wanted to turn the air-conditioning OFF in our tiny windowless room.
3. We went to the same Indian food court (the 'Hi-Five') tonight and stuffed ourselves with tandoori chicken and spinach curry (along with dahl and naans again). Again, it was delicious.

Hope you enjoy the photos--they don't really capture the scale, but at least you can get a feel for the different neighborhoods.

Love,
Ames