Singapore-Day 3

The third day was a much slower day...it rained-believe it or not, a good thing as it brings the temperatures down.  We had scheduled the bus tour for this day which was a good way for mom to see the city.  We chose the historical tour which is more city central but hits all the really cool neighborhoods.  It is a good way to see the city and discover the places to go back to visit on foot.  I didn't take too many photos but here are a couple.

Mom and Margie on the bus-we laughed a lot...the bus is great because the tickets are good for 24 hours.  They run every 20 minutes or so and you can get off and on at various scheduled stops.  Many tourists use them for transportation because you can explore a neighborhood and get on  when you are done and go to the next place you want to see.

Not a good shot but this is Beach Street, which actually meant something before the land reclamation project in the '60's'. It was on the waterfront, but not anymore.

We went back to Margie's to rest and then headed out for a drink at Raffles, and old Singapore hotel and landmark.  It's in the heart of the Colonial District.  It's expensive  but has a great courtyard for drinks.  Margie says it's been ruined by the new management who established a pizza kitchen and have piped in elevator music.

There is beautiful iron work and twilight is magical there.

I love these palms and the fan palms.

On the way home we ate at the Singapore Art Museum, which serves food outside late.   There is always a lot of action at night because it's  so hot during the day and you can't really be outside.

The building is lovely.

  So for Day 3 there is one more story...since Margie lives in Little India, the street life is very wild.  The migrant workers get a half day off on Sunday and converge on the neighborhood from their outlying construction jobs.  There are hundreds of men, maybe thousands, who come here to her street and shop and eat and just hang out on the streets and vacant lots.  It's loud and joyful and all the vans/transports that bring them in are parked along Race Course Road. It all lasts until  midnight and then they all go back to the dormitories where they live.  I wanted a better picture of the crowds but it wasn't possible.  This was the best I could do.

The bigger crowds are on the corners.