6x6: Destination Singapore

We were so excited to learn our good friends had relocated to Singapore, a short flight away from Hong Kong. Gina had fond memories of Singapore from 2004, where she spent a 9 hour layover trying an airport shower, walking along Orchard Road and having a Singapore Sling at the Raffles Hotel.

We had three days to explore a very walkable city, eat delicious Malay food al fresco (think curry crab and sweet coconut juice) and trying Sindi (Indian) cuisine, and doting on their beautiful daughter. We also explored the Arab and Indian neighborhoods and purchased a few Bollywood remixes. While Darryl took a few meetings, Gina went to her favorite Takashimaya, sadly the New York retail location closed earlier this year. Singapore did not disappoint us with its clean air, open green spaces, diversity (both people and food) and lovely warm weather, compared to Hong Kong. And we can never turn down the opportunity to fly Singapore Airlines.

Ever the modern city, Singapore has impressive new architechture, as seen in the recent erection of The Marina Bay Sands Resort and Casino. But I enjoyed the variety of architecture from art deco buildings to the vividly colorful windows and buildings on Haji Lane and beyond.