Last day in Singapore

Our last full day in Singapore. We sleep in a bit, get down to breakfast by 9:30 and then plan our day for one last attraction, the Asian Civilisations Museum down on the Singapore River. It’s only one stop away on the MRT. We arrived about 2:30 which would leave plenty of time for touring and to find an early dinner. The building is a an old colonial and housed the Parliament at one point. Divided into three floors, it covers southeast Asian, China and Middle Eastern cultures. We found the middle eastern calligraphy and paper marbling techniques very interesting. We gained some new insights into shadow puppets from the region. We marveled at the special collection of textiles and musical instruments from India. After the museum, there was only one thing left to do – find some hawker food! Singapore is known for its street food. Originally, the street vendors were in dark, dank and rather unclean areas but now are highly regulated, with most of the hawker centres inside. So down to Chinatown we went. The choices go on and one with many food stalls to choose from. Hoyt had a delicious soup where he picked the ingredients – various types of soya and tofu, meatballs and dumplings in a savory sauce. I opted for my favorite Hainese chicken rice and a plate of bok choy. Delicious! Our plates cost just

$5 Singapore dollars each. Time for dessert – more choices. Hoyt had a guava milkshake and I had an ice jelly fruit cocktail for 80 cents. By now it was 8:30, so back to the hotel to pack and turn in early. We need to wake up at 4:30 to catch a cab by 5:00 am for our early flight to Kathmandu.