Singapore

Singapore

So what do you do with only a day in Singapore? Well I started the day off with an FDP where we walked historic Singapore. The FDP was for my history of Modern China class and we were looking for the heavy influence of colonial powers as they affected Asian cultures and society. It was pretty obvious…. But the city was amazing. We started by walking along a river that runs through the city and looking at the old colonial houses and government buildings. We could also see the Sans hotel in the distance. This is that hotel with what looks like a ship sitting on the top and has a swimming pool up there as well!!! Then we went to the Raffels Hotel and got their famous Singapore sling, which is a gin and bourbon based drink that actually tastes great! After that we took the subway to the Chinese district and had lunch. At that point we were done with the FDP and we were free to explore the city as we saw fit. I met up with a few of my friends and we took the subway to the Clark Quay district and, on my brothers advice, went to a bar called the Pump Room. We each ordered the beer sampler tray and got to try a little bit of the 8 best beers. It was fantastic!!! After the beer we walked towards the water front and just tried to soak in as much of the city (and rain) as we could. At about 6:30 we caught a cab to a place called The Hawker Station. Hawkers are places around Singapore where you go to eat, and they are a series of stores that you can get parts of your meal at and then you eat in a sort of central court yard. I had sweet and sour chicken, an Anchor beer, and spring rolls, with some icy dessert that had fruit. It think it was called Bobo Cha cha. It was fantasic!!!! After we finished dinner we caught a cab back to the ship, and after a little shopping we got back on the ship with about 20 minutes to spare.

Singapore was EPIC but I really need to come back one day when I can really just relax and enjoy it. You really can’t experience the city in one short day!