Singapore and homeward bound

Had a 1 1/2 wait on the tarmac in Istanbul, were 22 in the queue to take off. Arrived in Singapore at 6 am.Got to hotel at 7.30 and had to leave bags and fill in time til 3pm. After only 1 hr sleep on plane, both felt remarkably good. Walked to nearest MRT and found we had to go to another station to get tourist pass. Worked out ticket machines then had to wait til 9am for ticket office to open. Went to China town and bought some bits and pieces, bag getting very full!! Stopped for 2 cold Tiger beers and had a fun chat with local guy.Headed to Little India for lunch then back to hotel... Well that was interesting..I know why it was cheap. Seems to be the red light district!!! But the restaurants were good, can't say the same about the room.Was a laugh though. Dave's lovely brother Andrew came to our rescue, he took one look and said"Pack your bags ,you are coming with me!"
Andrew's penthouse apartment was a far cry from our previous abode!!! Caught a taxi to Holland Village and Andrew kindly shouted dave a 30 min massage, that nearly ended up being an hour! Lucky man. Found a seat at a local pub to watch Wales vs France. The whole village seemed to be watching. Went for a good evening walk to the local bush reserve and nearly melted, but felt good for the exercise. Enjoyed a nice meal together. Great catching up and seeing a bit of Andrew's new TV venture producing a series on Money Matters. Very impressed.

Sunday: Left Andrew to catch up on some work and went back to China town to get a few bits and pieces had another couple of beers and lunch at the bar we went to on Friday, except this time the guy was supporting Australia!!! Got the MRT to Clarke Quay and found a bar on Boat Quay with a good seat for the rugby. Big All Black camp on one side and Aussies in bar on the other.Dave wore his All Black jersey with pride (thank you JB and Kim) as we romped in with a win. Had lovely meal at a local place then went to watch a laser show at Marina Sands. Another great day.

Monday:Got taxi to airport around 10 as Andrew had to work, next live show on tomorrow night.We were able to check bags in early so decided against returning to town, so hot and sticky. Got into Gold Lounge and chilled out.Skped natalie and chatted for nearly an hour. was great. Looking forward to home. A wonderful trip with fantastic memories amd great new friends. "It's been a GREAT DAY and a GREAT TRIP!"