Singapore

Our first day of travel went very smoothly and I hope all future ones are the same.  The taxi arrived spot on time, the plane left and landed on time and the hotel driver was at the airport waiting for us.

Quite a shock to step out of the plane after leaving Melbourne's winter.  Hot and humid here.  Our driver was lovely, and instead of going directly via the freeway, took us the scenic route so that we got to see quite a bit of the city and could pick out the changes since we were here three years ago.

We are staying two nights at the Quincy.  The rooms aren't huge, but are quite luxurious.  Everything in them you could possibly want, and very modern.  Mind, you do have to look hard for everyday items because they can be a bit more modern than you are expecting.  Took a bit of a search to work out how to close the curtains.  They are electric and I finally found switches near the bed.

However, we aren't too sure about the clear window to the bathroom. Even after 38 years, there are some areas you prefer private.  But further searching revealed a curtain that could be pulled down.

I've tried to post a photo, but I think the hotel server is not letting me, so I'll save that for another day.

This is Jim's sort of hotel - everything is included in the price.  Not just the internet, but all the meals, and even the contents of the mini bar.  Not to mention the happy two hours from 6 - 8 when all the drinks are free.  That includes beer, wine, cocktails and spirits.  At 8.02 last night they were trying to convince Jim to have scotch etc before they closed the bar.  He resisted.  We also got limousine pickup from the airport, and there is even two pieces of laundry free a day.  There is a promotion on at the moment, and we got $80 of shopping vouchers for one of the centres.

After dinner we headed down to Orchard Road, the shopping hub of Singapore.  Late at night and people everywhere.

After breakfast this morning we thought we would see if we could spend our $80.  We didn't get away as early as we thought, but got there to discover that most shops don't open until 11 am.  I guess that is because they seem to be open most of the night.

We aren't going to do much else today.  We saw pretty much all the sights last time, so some chill out time before heading to Cambodia tomorrow.