Michael and I have said to each other multiple times in the last few days - Wow, what a fun weekend. This past weekend we were lucky enough to host our good friends Chris and Kate in Singapore. (You may recognize them from such previous posts). Neither had traveled to Singapore before so we were excited to show them our home and city. Michael and I thrive on lowering people's expectations to the point of trepidation and then blowing their minds with our awesome life. :)
A recap below:
The 'O'Dennys', as they are tongue-in-cheekly known, arrived in Singapore on Thursday just in time for dinner. We feasted at our favorite neighborhood KBBQ spot and were early to bed to tackle the steamy streets of Singapore the next morning. Friday I played local tour guide with compulsory stops at the top of the Sands hotel and lunch at Lau Pa Sat.
Friday night we made plans for drinks on Club Street and dinner at Ding Dong - an Asian fusion restaurant located in the cutest little shop house just up the street from the heart of Club Street. I had been there before with some gals and knew it was a must-return local joint.
The food was unreal...still patting myself on the back for this pick.
Saturday morning we decided (I forced everyone) to embark on a 5k mild incline to the tree top walk at MacRitchie Resivor. It turned into a 12k adventure (the tree tops are only about 100 yards of that) but it's a great way to see a different side of Singapore. Snakes and lizards and monkeys, oh my!
That headband tho.
Is it cocktail hour yet? Why yes it is...
As a grounp of semi novice Singaporeans, we decided that we should try the much discussed 'local cuisine' - Peranakan. We went here. The origins date back to the Chinese decent into the Malay peninsula during the 15th-17th century (thank you Wikipedia). Peranakan food is certainly not something Michael and I would order and eat while watching She's All That on a Sunday night, but giving it a good college try with our venturesome guests was the right thing to do. Fish head curry FTW!
"So what should we do after dinner?"
"I know! How about 3.5 hours of straight kar-a-o-ke?!"
... And goodnight.
Sunday on our last day together we ventured over to the Art & Science museum to check out the new da Vinci exhibit. We had seen a banner advertisement during our walk on Friday and were all keen to check it out.
After a little (okay, a lot) of satay for lunch the weekend was coming to an end. We sadly said bon voyage (literally) to our guests and watched them (not literally) disembark on a two week Celebrity Cruise around the region. [If you are into travel, big adventure and even better writing, follow their year-long journey here]
Thanks for a fun weekend guys! See you back at port in 2 weeks.
XO,
CD
