Singapore

We had a wonderful five days in Singapore. The weather was perfect and the city is beautiful. The students did a great job at the MUN Conference and Brynn and I had fun exploring a new city.

Brynn has probably flown more miles than most people do in a lifetime. She is a great traveler. As long as she is fed, she is happy. She loves airplanes, she found our plane outside the window and watched it for 30 minutes before boarding.

We stayed in a nice hostel in Singapore. However, we did not get in until about 1 am and the guy checking us in our room kept apologizing saying we would have a bigger room tomorrow. We said it was no big deal and we could handle it for one night. That was before we saw the room. All three of us could not stand in the room. We could fit the suitcases on top of each other and that was all of the floor space. We had to put Brynn's travel tent bed at the foot of the bunk bed (it is the neon green thing). Needless to say, we did not get much sleep our first night, but after moving to a slightly larger room (we could fit both suitcases on the floor and Brynn's bed)  it was much more comfortable.  The hostel was in a great location, near Little India and a bus/subway station.

 The next day Brynn and I rested and went exploring Little India. It was a neat experience and felt like we were actually in India. There were tons of beautiful clothing and jewelry shops. We stopped by an Indian bakery for a snack. I asked for something not spicy and they gave us Thosia to try. It was a thin pancake bread they severed with four dipping sauces. The one of the left was our favorite, coconut chutney.

The next day we took the bus the the Botanical Gardens. It was a beautiful day and the gardens were wonderful. There was a section called the Children's Garden. It was perfect for Brynn, with a sandbox, slides, waterfalls and all sorts of kid friendly things.

 Brynn's first attempt to eat a whole apple. She had to work really hard, but eventually got the hang of it.

This is about the 50th time she climbed up the tree house to go down the slide. I was exhausted from helping her to the top and then running down to catch her at the end of the slide. So, I just let her go and prayed she would not fly off the end. She knew exactly what to do and was able to get down on her own and climb up again.  She is becoming so grown up!

This is a friend Brynn made at the slide. They had the best time throwing rocks into the flower pot. I had a nice time chatting with her nanny that is from Indonesia. It seems most people I met are not from Singapore and have moved there to work.

 

The red cheeks, sweat and dirt on her face are from hours of playing. Being a gardener is tough work and Brynn was asleep before we made it make to our room.