Surprises in Singapore

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really sure why Jason wanted to go to Singapore. But then we got there, and I had a great time. What a surprise.

Singapore does a lot of things right.

For example, every day between noon and 2pm the art museum is free. Lucky for us we showed up at 12:05 and were able to enter…for free. We weren’t really planning on seeing more than the gift shop, so it was a great treat.

Next on the list of things Singapore does right is the Singapore Sling. Holy Yum. That’s good stuff. It’s a whole mess of ingredients that I won’t ever try to replicate, but it is fruity goodness for sure. Apparently these things are famous. Something to do with … don’t really remember, but Jason will probably tell you and it tasted good anyway.

Third: We were concerned that Singapore was going to be too expensive for our tastes. It was a little pricey in some places, but if you are brave enough to eat at a Hawker Station, then it can be incredibly cheap. We’re talking just a couple of US dollars and you’ll have eaten plenty and it will be good.

A Hawker Station is essentially a food court, but instead of chain restaurants they are hosted by a variety of different ethnic foods ranging from Western to Indian to Korean. All very yummy.

Last, it’s true that Singapore really is clean and tidy. It was a bit of a bummer to not chew gum, but otherwise it was quite nice and there was really no difference between Singapore and Denver. Well, except for the fact that Singapore has a subway system, you can walk from one part of town to another, and it’s only 1 degree away from the equator.

On second thought, it’s actually nothing like Denver except that both cities are pretty clean and normal smelling.

Thanks Singapore. We like you.