Singapore day 2

Wednesday Oct 31st
Singapore

Let me first finish yesterday. While pedaling around Little India I met Christiana, a woman traveler who loved Blaze and decided that's how she needed to travel too:). We moved our conversation from the street corner to an outside table with cold drinks sharing life stories. Blaze caught the attention of a couple of Polish young men, Michael and Anthony. Shared stories and pictures. These guys are headed to Sydney, Australia to "study" - the quotes are theirs! Turns out they are staying at the same hostel as Christiana. Small world.

Found the Perak Hotel and settled in. Took a short walk around the neighborhood before taking a brief nap around 3pm. Brief! Right! Waking at 2 am! Down to the lobby for wifi and then out onto the front porch to watch the world go by. The locals use the porch during the night to gather and share drinks and conversation. One guy was detailing his car right out front! Enjoyed the smells and sounds and ambience of the middle of the night. I know why I was up from 2 - 4... But when do these guys sleep?

Never did go back to sleep. Breakfast opened at 7 and I was there shortly after. Met 2 woman travelers, Jan and Lucia who had been here a couple of days and were heading to Indonesia. Nice not to eat alone:) More great stories of traveling. Love meeting all these people who are off the couch and OUT THERE seeing this wide wonderful world!

Figured out I was confused about Sylvia's arrival time -she won't be here until early afternoon. Lets go see Singapore! I hit the streets and wander to see where my feet take me. Why didn't I bring an umbrella? The architecture is amazing! Tall funky buildings - creatively styled. Lush aromatic gardens. Memories of Hawaii are aroused. Shopping district. Too posh for this eclectic bohemian woman! But fun to wander through. 5 story mall. American shops. Same old, same old. It's an homogenized world!!!


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