They all loved him (I can't find the exclamation mark on this Swiss keyboard...) Of course he was smiling at everyone from his stroller and making all sorts of cute little noises that would make everyone go "Ohhh".
Our 3 days in Saingapore were fantastic. We visited Chinatown where Chinese man and woman would smile at Philippe and touch his feet. We bought silk scarves, had tailored shirts made for us and I also found some pretty cool western pants. We visited an indian temple (yes, in Chinatown) and many Chinese temples too. Impressive and beautiful. We ate like it was our last meal, 4 times a day, in fact as often as we found something new. My favorite is Ice Katchang, a desert made from shaved ice topped with fruit and coconut syrups, green jelly, red beans and corn. Strange but yummy.
On the second day we visited Little India where we found a nice Punjabi suit for me. Apart for shopping, little india was quite exhausting: crowded, noisy, smelly at times, but still very interesting. I guess it gave me an idea of what India would be like. Again, we ate curries and all sorts of good stuff with he locals. The indian food turned out to be Marc's favorite in Singapore.
We went out to a Peranakan (mix of Chinese and Malay culture from the first migrants to Singapore) restaurant. Everything was delicious, a million flavour hit our taste buds: lemongrass, coconut, chili, lime, coriander, etc. The beef rendang was to die for and I couldn't get enough of the fish cakes. We didn't quite manage to enjoy the infamous local fruit "durion" tough. I cannot really describe it, all I can say is that it tastes like brown...
On our last day, we had lunch in Kampong Glam, the Arab district where we visited the Sultan Mosque. It was the first time I set foot into a mosque. That neibourghood is getting more and more hip, with local designers sharing the streets with the more traditional fabric shops. More cashemire scarves, and more food.
A quick dash to Orchard Road, one of the coolest shopping destination in the world. Name your brand, they've got it, except mine: the Benetton and Sisley stores in Paragon shopping mall apparently just closed down. And to say I came all the way from Australia. We ended up finding nice clothes at Calvin Klein Jeans. I forgot how i like the way CK jeans look like - always good (where-s the bloody exclamation mark???)
More news from Geneva after our day trip to the Valais today.
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You three know how to travel. Wow, and I would have thought Singapore to be boring. Increadible picture too.
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