Singapore

Having left the apartment at 7am for the 9:05 flight to Singapore (via a very busy Rome airport!) we arrived just as the sun was coming up.

We decided a taxi to our hotel was preferable to the 45 minutes wait for the airport shuttle!

After a small negotiation we were able to check in to our room shortly after 8, following a quick pit stop for cookies and coconut water at the nearest petrol station!

After a short sleep, still weary and a little grumpy (!) we headed to Chinatown. Just past a beautifully coloured temple we stumbled across the Maximilian Hawker Centre. Teeming with Chinese we decided this was as good a place as any!

After a quick look round Chinatown we were both pretty tired so headed back for another nap!

In the evening we met up with one of Oliver’s friends who now lives in a swanky apartment overlooking the bay. Three other backpackers on their return stopover in toe, we ate at the best place for satay chicken in singapore- right in the middle of the financial district where they close the street at weekends.

Sunday morning, after a quick stop for ice kopi…