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@lenquixote66 Lenny, Happy 79th Birthday 🎉. Have a wonderful time at your party with your family and friends.

@MJSailors Happy Anniversary 🥂

Got a msg from DD at 4.30am their time. She is camping at a music festival in the US with very limited internet. Turns out the only place with reception near the campsite is in the queue for the portaloo… She wanted her share her kindness of strangers moment. A mom my age gave DD her mobile number and said if she has any problems at the festival feel free to call her and with a storm predicted offered DD and her travel buddy, the pullout sofa bed in her RV, if their tent is overwhelmed.

Glad you explained this. Your earlier photo had me intrigued.

No but there is always next time…

Then we joined an evening bum boat cruise that passed under the illuminated bridges and past the Merlin fountain and across to see the light show at Marina Bay Sands Hotel. My photo is poor quality but the light show & dancing fountains were worth seeing.

That night we headed to Clarke Quay. It was a beautiful evening and we had a nice meal on the wharf.

We caught the monorail around the island. There was a lady in the carriage with us holding a dragon boat paddle so dad was delighted to have a chat to her about dragon boating. After visiting a beach that dad had been to with mum, we caught the monorail back off the island.

The next day, we caught the Cable Car across to Sentosa Island. If we had visited Singapore when the kids were young this would have been a great place to stay.

Light show was pretty spectacular and Dad agreed it was worth the wait.

Then we walked to the Supertrees and waited for the main event, Dad was complaining. What are we waiting for? Light show, Dad. What light show? Just wait & see…..

Then we grabbed some dinner, with a nice view of the Singapore flyer.

The next dome we visited was the flower dome. Very pretty.

The first dome we visited was the Cloud Dome. The indoor waterfall was stunning but the elevated platform was a challenge.

After a return to our apartment and a swim, we headed out again to Gardens by the Bay. We started off with a shuttle tour of the grounds to get an overview then we bought tickets to the domes.

Taxis are inexpensive in Singapore and they were always available at our apartment complex. The next day we caught a taxi from our apartment to the Battlebox Museum at Fort Canning. Dad had no idea what I was taking him to. It is a underground bunker that was the command headquarters of the Malaya campaign during WWII. It was where Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942. The guided tour was fascinating. Dad was pleased I booked it.

For dinner, Dad wanted to eat at the noodle markets. Fortunately, there was one located a short distance by taxi from our apartment.

By the time we had finished looking at the orchids, it was very hot & humid so we walked back to the apartment. I then headed off to Orchard Rd shops to buy us lunch and buy dad a pool noodle so he could do his aerobic exercise in the pool. Fortunately there was a Toys r us selling noodles so mission accomplished.

We must have got there fairly close to opening time as it wasn’t crowded yet and it was pleasant wandering.

Of course, the main attraction of Singapore Botanic Gardens is the National Orchid Gardens. They did not disappoint.

On our first day, we decided to walk to the Singapore Botanical Gardens which were within walking distance of our apartment.

We stayed in an executive apartment within walking distance of Orchard Road. We had a spacious 2 bed apartment on the ground floor next to the pool area, which we swam in every day.

Not sure how many of you have had the pleasure of visiting Singapore but thought I’d share some photos of the week my Dad & I spent there. Doing a repositioning cruise from Singapore to Sydney is on my bucket list.

@jagsfan sending my prayers to your friend Ginny

Thank you. Iphone 11.