Singapore, Asia for beginners

After we got over our jet lag, we were able to enjoy a little bit more of Singapore. The main activities in Singapore seem to be 1) Eating and 2) Shopping. Since whatever we buy will just add weight to our backpacks for the next few months, we decided to check out the food instead. Singapore has a little bit of everything. Malay, Chinese, Indian, Western food...you name it, Singapore's got it. We especially enjoyed the hawker centers, which are food courts with tons of stall selling cheap, tasty treats.

After stuffing ourselves with chicken satay, we decided to visit the zoo. We'd heard good things, and they were true. The Singapore zoo is impressive. They have tons of different kinds of animals and many live in large, sectioned off areas of jungle habitat instead of cages (they do, however, have some fences between you and the more aggressive animals). Julia thought that the Komodo dragons were pretty cool, and Billy was particularly taken with the cougars.

We also had a chance to sample some of Singapore's night life. We met up with one of Julia's friends from college, Ahmar, who was our own personal guide to Singapore's party scene. We had a great time, but it did make the bus ride the next morning a little rough...

Ahmar called Singapore "Asia for beginners". We found this to be true minus the fact that Dengue fever had reached epidemic levels as we arrived. Thank goodness for Deet!

-Billy and Julia


Singapore's Little India


Billy, hanging out with some of the zoo's big cats


Julia and Ahmar


Billy and Julia