On Saturday, December 20th, we took the bus to Singapore and spent three delightful days with Mario and Beth Saez, Felipe and Sofia. Downtown Singapore -- especially Orchard Rd. -- was decorated lavishly with Christmas lights, so we both took a free tourist bus down Orchard Rd. to see the sights. Also, we couldn't pass-up walking into the lobby of the famous Raffles Hotel in order to capture a picture of Nsncy in front of their Christmas tree.
One "adventure" while in Singapore was riding on the famous "Singapore Flyer" which is pictured above. Our ride was uneventful but we learned the next day that a glitch in the system had caused the ride to shut-down with all passengers trapped for six hours in the glass-enclosed cars, requiring some to be lowered to the ground by rappelling!
In just a few days we packed-in quite a bit of sightseeing including a visit to the famous Singapore Botanical Garden and Orchid Garden. The hybrid orchid pictured is called "The Nelson Mandela Orchid" as a remembrance of a visit of his to Singapore.
We owe a great debt of thanks to Mario and Beth Saez for their wonderful hospitality. - rw
1 comment:
wow, too bad you didn't get stuck up there, that could have been fun! mom esp. would have liked that. :)
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