We caught a dance performance at the outdoor theater at the Esplanade and Amelia has declared that Hokkaido Melon Ice Cream is now her favorite flavor ever. Here's a photo of us walking back to the bus, where you can make out Amelia's new short haircut.
We also had a cookout with a co-worker and his wife (Adonis and Maria, from Cyprus by way of Dublin) at East Coast Park. It was probably the most beautiful day I've seen yet in Singapore, especially when we were hanging out in the shade with a breeze blowing in off the water. The coastal scenery is a little surreal, as Singapore is the #2 busiest container ship port in the world (the rest of the top 5 are all in China), and the seascape looks more like an industrial city with all of the ships between us and some Indonesian islands.
After the cookout we went home for naps, and then met up with another family of Minnesota ex-pats . We strolled around Bishan-Ang Mo Kio park and let all of our kids splash around in a water play area and eat cheeseburgers at a restaurant in the park, while the adults compared notes and tips about thriving in this part of the world. Sunday we went back to the hawker center and experimented with family-style dining (more-or-less successful!) while the kids made friends with dogs and adults and ogled at the military aircraft fly-bys that were part of the National Day Parade rehearsal.
Ending jet lag and returning to "normal" is a wonderful thing! Glad you got there.
ReplyDeleteLove to hear of your adventures. I can only imagine the how surreal the whole experience is.
ReplyDeleteI have to wonder what all those ships look like at night, if they're still running as frequently and how much light they cast.
ReplyDeleteI will try and get a picture sometime, but it basically looks like a cityscape at night as well. The ships are omnipresent, and most of them aren't actually moving.
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